IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2466 of 2009 MOST.JEERA DEVI, wife of late Dukhit Paswan alias Dukhit Dusadh, resident of Village – Nadi, P.O. – Murari, P.s. Karpi, District – Arwal. ……………. Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Collector, District – Arwal. 3. The Branch Manager, State Bank of India, Jehanabad Branch, Jehanabad. ……………. Respondents For the Petitioner: Mr. Prashant Kashyap. For the State: Mr. Girish Chandra, JC to GP 17. For the Bank: Mr. S D Sanjay. ----------- 02. 26.02.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the State Bank of India. Petitioner claims herself to be the widow of late Dukhit Paswan alias Dukhit Dusadh who was a freedom fighter and was receiving freedom fighter pension by PPO No. S/C 17966 (Pol). He died on 9.8.1996 and the effort of the present petitioner to beget family pension thereafter has failed because respondent District Magistrate is not taking any action on the issue. By way of supplementary affidavit filed today petitioner has brought on record two circulars issued in such matter, one is dated Ist May, 1992 and the other is dated 26th June, 1992 which is the circular of the Bihar Government , Home ( Special) Department. On reading of the two circulars it is evident that decision will have to be taken by the District Magistrate in this regard. The writ application is disposed of with a direction upon the District Magistrate that on the petitioner’s furnishing copies of the two circulars along with her claim made earlier and the supporting - 2 - documents, a decision will be rendered by him within a period of three months from such submission of the circulars and a copy of this order. The writ application stands disposed of with the above direction. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)