BEFORE THE LOK ADALAT HELD AT HIGH COURT PATNA CWJC No.4598 of 2008 Petitioner :URMILA DEVI Respondent :THE STATE OF BIHAR &ORS WITH CWJC No.5777 of 2005 Petitioner :DEEPAK KUMAR Respondent :THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS Present:- Member(Judicial) :Mr. Justice Navaniti Prasad Singh Member(Legal Profession) : Sri Ashok Kumar Chowdhary, Advocate AWARD The dispute between the parties having been referred for determination to the Lok Adalat and the parties having compromised/ settled the case/matter, the following award is passed in terms of the settlement: These two cases, at the request of parties, are taken up together as the issues involved in them are inter-dependent. It is agreed as between the parties, that is the two petitioners and the State, that so far as liability of State is concerned, it stands discharged and there is no dispute with regard to that. Petitioner Urmila Devi, it is agreed, is entitled to the family pension as a consequence of death of the retired service holder, namely, late Shankar Prasad who was an employee of State Excise Department. It is further agreed that so far as compassionate appointment is concerned, the same has been given to Deepak Kumar, the son who is the step son of Urmila Devi. State is now to give due amounts of earned leave, GPF, Group Insurance. It is agreed that the quantum are not in dispute and it is only in dispute that to whom it is to be paid. Both the petitioners agree that there are two unmarried daughters of late Shankar Prasad. Parties agree that Urmila Devi and her step son Deepak Kumar would open a joint bank account in which the State agrees to deposit the entire amount of GPF, Earned Leave and Group Insurance. Both petitioners agree that they would fully cooperate to complete formalities in this regard and upon such completion of formality, State would deposit the amount in the said joint bank account which would be opened near the residence of Urmila Devi. Both petitioners agree that they would complete all formalities so far as family pension is concerned first upon which State agrees that family pension and arrears thereof would be paid to Urmila Devi exclusively. Parties agree that the amount deposited in the joint account of Urmila Devi and Deepak Kumar would be used exclusively for the marriage of the two unmarried step daughters of Urmila Devi being the sisters of Deepak Kumar and daughters of late Shankar Prasad. The amount would be used for the said purpose and both parties agree to withdraw the amount jointly for that purpose alone. It is agreed by the Department that all amounts, upon completion of formalities, would be duly paid within two months to the respective parties. 2 The parties are informed that the court fee, if any, paid by any of them shall be refunded. ___________________ Petitioner/Petitioner's representative) ___________________ Respondent/Respondent's representative) (Navaniti Prasad Singh) (Ashok Kumar Chowdhary), Advocate Member(Judicial) Member(Legal Profession) Date :01-05-2010 (Seal of the Authority)