IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1659 of 2008 VASHISTHA MUNI SINGH, son of Late Thakur Prasad Singh, retired Senior Auditor Class-1 Finance (Audit) Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna, resident of Gokul Marg, House No.5, North S.K. Puri, P.O. Patliputra, Patna. ---Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR, through the Principal Secretary, Finance Deptt., Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 2. The Chief Controller of Accounts, Finance (Audit) Deptt., Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. ---Respondents ----------- 3. 28.6.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondent-State. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents be directed to issue sanction order for payment of family pension to his unmarried daughter, who is severely mentally retarded, which, of course, would be payable only after the death of her parents. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State submits that such request of the petitioner cannot be accepted and as such after considering the said request of the petitioner, the same was found not acceptable and was accordingly rejected as per letter no.914 dated 17.10.2005 (Annexure A). It is further submitted that it goes without saying that the question of sanction of payment of family pension to the person, who is entitled to the same, would be considered only after the death of the concerned employee and no sanction order can be issued before the death of the employee concerned. Considering the submissions of the parties, I find that 2 the contention of the learned counsel appearing for the State is correct that the family pension or retiral dues, if any, becomes payable only after the retirement/death of the employee concerned and no sanction order for such payment can be issued prior to the retirement/death of the employee concerned. In this view of the matter, the writ application, being devoid of any merit, is, accordingly, dismissed. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)