IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18765 of 2011 Smt.Saroj Devi, Wife of Late Akhileshwar Prasad, Resident of Village Wazitpur, Police Station Bikram, District Patna. ... ... Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director, Primary and Adult Education, Bihar, Patna. 4. The District Education Officer, Patna. 5. The District Programme Officer (Establishment), Patna. 6. The Block Education Officer, Bihta, Patna. 7. The Block Education Officer, Paliganj, District Patna. 8. The Head Master cum Drawing Disbursing Officer, Primary School, Dariyapur, Prem Anchal- Paliganj, Patna. 9. The Treasury Officer, Patna. 10. The Director, Provident Fund, Pant Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 11. The District Provident Fund Officer, Patna. ... ... Respondents. ---------------------------------- 3. 3.11.2011. Heard Shri Birendra Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt. Sutan Kumari Sharma, learned A.C. to G.A.5, who appears on behalf of all the respondents/State of Bihar. The petitioner’s husband died, while performing his election duty in Parliamentary Election 2009. At the time of death, the husband of the petitioner was posted as Assistant Teacher in Primary School, Dariyapur Prem, Paliganj, District Patna. It has been pleaded that after the death of the husband of the petitioner, the amount of G.P.F. of her husband and arrear of salary has not been paid. It has been 2 admitted that other death-cum-retiral dues have already been paid and petitioner is getting family pension regularly. In view of the fact that the petitioner’s husband died while in service, that too, while discharging duty in Parliamentary Election 2009 and the fact that till date, G.P.F. amount has not been paid and arrear of salary is also due, the court is of the opinion that the writ petition can be disposed of directing the respondent nos.10 and 11/Director, Provident Fund and District Provident Fund Officer, Patna respectively to take all steps to make payment of G.P.F. amount of husband of the petitioner with admissible statutory interest within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Regarding arrear of salary of husband of the petitioner, the petitioner is granted liberty to file a detailed representation before respondent no.4/District Education Officer, Patna within a period of six weeks from today. If such representation is filed, the respondent no.4 is required to examine the 3 same and pass appropriate order in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of filing of such representation. If respondent no.4 considers the claim of the petitioner as genuine, he is required to pass order for making payment of due salary of husband of the petitioner within aforesaid time i.e. within three months from the date of filing of such representation. Even in case of refusal, respondent no.4 is required to pass a speaking order and communicate the same to the petitioner within three months from the date of filing of such representation. With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)