IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2165 of 2010 1. KANTI DEVI WIDOW OF AWADH KISHORE PRASAD EX-JUNIOR ENGINEER, GANGA-SONE FLOOD PROTECTION DIVISION, DIGHA, PATNA, PERMANENTTLY R/O VILL.- MURARPUR, P.O. KATARI, P.S.- KORMA, DISTT.- SHEIKHPURA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. SRI SANJAY KUMAR SINHA, EXECUTIVE ENGINEER GANGA- SONE FLOOD PROTECTION DIVISION, DIGHA, PATNA 3. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER GANGA-SONE FLOOD PROTECTION CIRCLE, MITHAPUR, PATNA 4. THE CHIEF ENGINEER IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, ANISHABAD, PATNA-II ----------- 2. 3.9.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is the widow of the deceased employee Awadh Kishore Prasad. She seeks the relief for arrears of his salary for approximately four years. Annexure-1 to the writ application is letter No. 710 dated 11.7.2009 from the office of the Executive Engineer, Digha at Patna pointing out the dates of his presence and the dates of his absence, after consideration of which the pleading is that the deceased husband of the petitioner had admittedly discharged duties for 11 months 1 day from the disputed period. If the respondents have themselves opined his presence and discharge of duties for the 2 aforesaid period, there can be no justification for them not to pay wages for the said period. This shall be without prejudice to the rights of the petitioner to pursue matters appropriately before the respondents by furnishing proof that her husband had in fact discharged duties for the entire period in question. However, if such evidence is produced before the respondents, it is expected that any further claims beyond the period of 11 months 1 day shall also be considered appropriately in accordance with law and disposed off expeditiously. Let the admitted dues be paid to the petitioner within a period of one month from the date of receipt and/or presentation of a copy of this order. In the event of any such representation filed, this Court expects the same to be disposed off within a maximum period of three months from the date of presentation of such representation by a reasoned and speaking order. The writ application stands disposed. P. Kumar ( Navin Sinha, J.)