IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3113 of 2007 SHAKEELA KHATOON @ SHAKEELA BANO wife of Md. Seraj Khan, resident of village- Isopur, P.O. and P.S.- Phulwari, District- Patna. Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.The Chief Executive Officer, Sone Canal, Division Khagaul, Patna 3.The Superintendent, Sone Canal Divison, Khagaul, Patna ----------- 2 18.04.2009 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner through this writ application claims to be the wife of one Md. Seraj Khan who was working as an Assistant in the office of respondent no.4. It is submitted that the husband of the petitioner became traceless since 1996, and as such, the retiral dues ought to be settled and paid to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the State submits that the matter as alleged by the petitioner that her husband is traceless needs to be enquired, and as such, no retiral dues, as claimed by the petitioner, can be paid in absence of any such enquiry. Considering the submissions of the parties, the petitioner is permitted to make representation before the respondent no.4 within a period of four weeks from today along with the certified copy of the present order. In case such representation is filed, the respondent no.4 shall consider and dispose of the same - 2 - by a reasoned order in accordance with law after making the necessary enquiry expeditiously preferably within a period of four months on receipt of the representation. Upon such consideration, if the representation is disposed of in favour of the petitioner, the above respondent shall simultaneously issue necessary orders for redressal of the grievances, as raised in the representation, without delay in the light of the order passed by him on such representation. The writ application is disposed of with the above observations/directions. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)