IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14852 of 2009 MRS.KRIPAL KAUR, widow of Late Rajinder Singh, resident of 206 Kailash Apartment, Near Rajeshwar Hospital, Kankarbagh Road, P.S. Kankarbagh, District- Patna. ---Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The Secretary, Higher Education, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Patna University, Patna through the Vice-Chancellor, Patna University, Patna. 4. The Registrar, Patna University, Patna. ---Respondents ----------- 2. 7.11.2009 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondent-University as well as the State. The grievance of the petitioner is with regard to the payment of leave encashment amount accrued to the husband of the petitioner, who died in harness on 15th of September, 1997 while working as Professor in the department of Geology. It is contended that the husband of the petitioner was paid leave encashment amount for 180 days. However, the petitioner submits that now an amount equivalent to 300 days of leave encashment shall be paid. Mr Ajay Kumar Sinha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent-University submits that the grievance of the petitioner needs to be verified with regard to the entitlement since the husband of the petitioner had died on 15th of September, 1997 and from perusal of the notification dated 11th of September, 2006, as contained in Annexure 4, it appears that 300 days of leave encashment is payable with respect to the teachers who retired after 27th of July, 2 1998. However, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the grievances, the petitioner proposes to file a fresh representation before the Registrar, Patna University, Patna (respondent no.4). In case such a representation is filed stating the details of the unpaid claims as also enclosing the copy of the relevant documents, if any, in support of such claims along with the certified copy of the present order within a period of six weeks, respondent no.4 shall consider the grievances of the petitioner as raised in her representation with regard to the payment of leave encashment amount and dispose it of in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation, so that the admitted dues, if any, could be paid to the petitioner without delay. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)