IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10318 of 2010 KRANTI DEVI W/O LATE MAHESHWARI PD. SINGH R/O VILL.- BIJULIYA, POST- BIJULIYA, P.S.- SHAMHO, DISTT.- BEGUSARAI Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR REPRESENTED THROUGH THE AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION COMMISSIONER, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE SECRETARY, DEPTT. OF AGRICULTURE, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DIRECTOR, DEPTT. OF AGRICULTURE, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE JOINT DIRECTOR, DEPTT. OF AGRICULTURE, DARBHANGA DIVISION, DARBHANGA 5. THE S.D.M., BEGUSARAI 6. THE DIRECTOR, PROVIDENT FUND, PANT BHAWAN, PATNA 7. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND REPRESENTED THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY CUM COMMISSIONER, DEPTT. OF AGRICULTURE, GOVT. OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI 8. THE DIRECTOR, DEPTT. OF AGRICULTURE, GOVT. OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI 9. THE JOINT DIRECTOR, DEPTT. OF AGRICULTURE, SANTHAL PARGANAS DIVISION, DUMKA 10. THE DISTRICT AGRICULTURE OFFICER, SAHEBGANJ 11. THE DISTRICT AGRICULTURE OFFICER, PAKUR, DISTT.- PAKUR 12. THE SDO, DEPTT. OF AGRICULTURE, PAKUR 13. THE ASSTT. CHEMIST, SOIL TESTING LAB, LITTIPARA, DISTT.- PAKUR ----------- 2 06.07.2010 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, the State of Bihar & Mr. N.N. Ojha learned counsel appearing for the State of Jharkhand. The grievance of the petitioner is that her husband while working on the post of Clerk in Soil Testing Lab. Littipara (Naya Pokhar Koriadeeh) under Pakur Sub-division in the district of Sahebganj under the Department of Agriculture, Government of Bihar was transferred to the office of the respondent no.4 in Darbhanga as per the Govt. Notification contained in memo no. 6527 dated 31st July, 1996. As reported by the concerned office the husband of the petitioner did not join the office of the respondent no.4 and since then he has not been heard nor seen by any of the family members including the petitioner or anyone associated with him who ought to have known. In the above circumstances, petitioner has claimed that her husband should be deemed to have met a civil death under the law, and as such, the death-cum-retiral dues ought to have been - 2 - sanctioned by the State in her favour. Learned counsel appearing for the State of Bihar submits that the grievances of the petitioner need to be verified from various records before taking any decision. In the above circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the pending claims as highlighted in this writ application, petitioner proposes to file a representation before the respondent no.3 with a copy to the respondent no.11. In such view of the matter, in case such representation stating details of unpaid claims is filed by the petitioner within a period of four weeks from today along with the certified copy of the present order as also the copy of the relevant documents, if any, in support of the claim, the grievances of the petitioner raised in the representation shall be considered in accordance with law and be disposed of by a reasoned order expeditiously preferably within a period of six months on receipt of such representation so that the grievances of the petitioner could be settled without delay and upon consideration the admitted dues found payable could also be paid to the petitioner along with interest permissible under the rules. However, upon consideration if any of the claims or part of the claim is found not admissible the same shall be informed to the petitioner with reasons thereof. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)