IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.897 of 2006 MALTI DEVI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 3 29.7.2008 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Petitioner is wife of late Nandji Singh who was an employee of the respondent BISCOMAUN. He died on 22.10.2004. As usual even the husband of the petitioner has not been paid salary while he was alive and working under the respondents from April, 1997 till the time of death i.e. 22.10.2004. It is not known as to what the respondents had done with regard to other claim of the petitioner’s husband. Keeping in mind that the widow has been leading her life without a bread earner in the family, the Court considers it proper that in the given facts and circumstances of the present case the respondents are duty bound to make arrangement for payment of salary of her husband from April, 1997 to 22.10.2004 on due verification with regard to the claim. The respondent no.2 therefore is directed that he shall take steps for payment of salary of the husband of the petitioner for the period indicated above by giving due priority preferably within a period of six months from the date of communication or production of a copy of this order. This writ application is disposed of with the above direction. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi,J.)