IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12956 of 2006 SUSHILA MISHRA W/o Late Arun Chandra Mishra Resident of Village N.C.Colony Road, Bari Khanjerpur, P.S. & District- Bhagalpur---Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Food and Civil Supply Department, Govt. Of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 3. The District Magistrate, Katihar 4. The District Supply Officer, Katihar 5. The Accountant General, Bihar, Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Bipin Bihari Singh For the A.G.Bihar : Mr. L.P.K. Rajgrihar For the State : Mr. Upendra Kumar, AC to AAG-8 ----- 9. 4.1.2010 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Pursuant to the order dated 28.10.2009 of this Court, a counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the Accountant General, Bihar and in which it has been stated that the Sub Divisional Officer, Barsoi in the district of Katihar vide letter dated 10.8.2009 had forwarded the papers relating to the original petitioner i.e. the late husband of the present petitioner for revision of pension, gratuity and other benefits for necessary authorisation by the Accountant General, Bihar and which has since been authorized vide letter dated 14.9.2009 copies of which has been placed at Annexure-A and A/1 of the counter affidavit filed today on behalf of the Accountant General in favour of Smt. Sushila Devi wife of Late Arun Chandra Mishra. 2 In the counter affidavit filed on behalf of respondent authorities of the State on 5.11.2009, it had been stated that for want of authorisation from the Accountant General the necessary payments were not being made to the petitioner and upon getting the approval of the Accountant General, the payments would be made. In the circumstances that necessary authorisation has been issued by the Accountant General coupled with the undertaking given by the State authorities that the amount(s) would be paid to the petitioner upon getting the said approval, there is no impediment in the way of the concerned authorities of the State of Bihar to make payment of the arrears of promotional dues, arrears of revised pension, gratuity, family pension and any other pending dues as admissible to the petitioner upon its recalculation together with admissible interest, if any, and which should be made to her within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The writ petition is disposed of with the direction aforesaid. ahk (Jyoti Saran,J.) 3