IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14242 of 2011 Sunaina Devi, wife of Late Asharfi Prasad Singh, resident of Village + P.O. Pirapur, Police Station Piyar, District Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Secretary, Department of Minor Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Secretary, Department of Minor Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Project Coordinator, Tubewell Prabhag, Minor Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Chief Engineer (North), Tubewell Prabhag, Minor Water Resources Department, Muzaffarpur. 5. The Superintending Engineer, Tubewell Circle, Darbhanga. 6. The Executive Engineer, Tubewell Division, Darbhanga. 7. The District Provident Fund Officer, Darbhanga. 8. The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. ... ... Respondents. ---------------------------------- 3. 14.9.2011. Heard Shri Ravindra Nath Dubey, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Sanjeet Kumar Singh, learned A.C. to A.A.G.14, who appears on behalf of respondent nos.1 to 7 and Shri L.P.K. Rajgrihar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent no.8/Accountant General. The present writ petition was filed with a prayer to direct the respondents for fixing family pension, payment of amount of G.P.F. and leave encashment. The husband of the petitioner was Class-IV employee in the office of Executive Engineer, Tubewell Division, Darbhanga and as per his date of 2 birth recorded in the Service Book, he was required to retire with effect from 28.2.2010. However, before his retirement, on certain charge, husband of the petitioner was removed from the service, which was challenged before this Court and liberty was granted to the husband of the petitioner to approach before the appellate authority. Thereafter, appeal was filed by the husband of the petitioner, which was finally allowed vide Annexure-3 to the writ petition i.e. an order passed by Secretary, Minor Irrigation Department, Government of Bihar as contained in Memo No.6110 dated 4.11.2010 and subsequently office order to this effect was issued vide Annexure-4 contained in letter no.1261 dated 23.12.2010. However, immediately thereafter on 16.1.2011, husband of the petitioner died. Petitioner, after being failed to receive any response from the department concerned, approached this Court by filing the present writ petition. Shri L.P.K. Rajgrihar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent no.8/Accountant General, on instruction, 3 informs the court that authority slip in respect of pension and gratuity has already been issued by the office of Accountant General, Bihar, Patna on 2nd September,2011 and same has been communicated to the Treasury Officer, Muzaffarpur and a copy has also been sent to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that amount of G.P.F., leave encashment and other dues are still outstanding. Since authorization in respect of pension and gratuity has already been issued, the court is of the opinion that without further keeping the matter pending, the writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to the respondents to take all steps so that the amount in the light of authorization issued by the Accountant General be credited to the account of the petitioner without any delay. So far as amount of G.P.F. is concerned, respondent no.7 is directed to make payment of the G.P.F. amount of the husband of the petitioner within a period of eight weeks form the date of receipt/production of a 4 copy of this order along with admissible statutory interest. Regarding other dues, respondent no.6 is directed to take all steps for clearing the same within eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)