IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13736 of 2008 DR.SHEELA KHAN @ SHEELA ROY, wife of Sarit Kumar Roy, resident of House No. 295, Patliputra Colony, P S – Patliputra Colony, Town and District – Patna. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. Principal Secretary, Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. Director-in-Chief, Health, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4. Dy. Secretary, Health, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 5. Director, Provident Fund, Pant Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 6. The State of Jharkhand, through its Principal Secretary, Health, & Family Welfare, Govt. of Jharkhand, Ranchi. 7. Principal, Rajendra Medical College, Ranchi. 8. Accountant General, Bihar, Birchand Patel Path, Patna. ----------- 03. 26.03.2009 Petitioner superannuated on 10th February, 1998. For 11 years since her retirement, her retiral dues and some other dues like, arrears of salary for certain period has not been settled and paid to her. She was compelled to file the writ application seeking a direction against the respondents. When the matter was taken up on 23rd January, 2009, the State was granted time to file counter affidavit. When the matter is taken up today counsel for the State informs the Court that no instruction has been received till date. The facts by itself speak the way the respondents entertain claims of retiral dues of retired employee as if 11 years have not been enough for the State to decide the issue. The Court does not want to keep the writ application for another couple of years for the State to take its own sweet time to file a counter affidavit. The writ application stands disposed of with a direction upon the Director-in-Chief, Health Services, Government of Bihar, respondent no.3, as well as the Department of Finance that the case of settlement of retiral dues of the petitioner shall be taken up on due - 2 - priority and all necessary formalities shall be completed within a period of four months from the date of communication / production of a copy of this order. If the issues are not settled within the time-frame by the State, the Court may have occasion to look at the matter and command upon the functionaries of the respondents on such issue. The writ application stands disposed of with the above direction. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)