WP(C) 3753/2009 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY The petitioners have filed the present petition praying for issuance of a direction to the respondent authorities to pay an amount of Rs .1,03,565/-, which amount according to the petitioner is payable towards the pen sionary benefit in respect of the services of Sakuntala Devi (the mother of the petitioner No.1 and mother-in-law of the petitioner No.2), who retired from serv ice as Headmistress of No.7 Sewti L.P. School at Katigorah. According to the pe titioners, after the death of Sakuntala Devi, the pensionary benefit payable in respect of her services was paid to her husband Pulin Bihari Das up to the month of June, 2000 but from the month of July, 2000 to 1st December, 2006 though Pul in Bihari Das was alive, such pensionary benefit has not been paid. It is the c ase of the petitioner that he has also filed a representation before the concern ed authority, but nothing has been done by the respondents. Mr. Deka, the learned Standing Counsel, Education Depart ment appearing for the respondent Nos.1, 2 and 4, Mr. Ghosh, the learned State C ounsel appearing for the respondent No.3 and also Mr. Choudhury, the learned cou nsel appearing for the respondent No.5 have submitted that the case of the petit ioners relating to the claim, as noticed above, shall definitely be considered a nd the necessary order for disbursement of the amount shall be passed if upon ve rification any amount is found to be due and payable. Keeping in view the case of the petitioners, as narrated above, and the submissions of the learned counsel appearing for the parties, th e present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Director of Pensi ons, the respondent No.3, to verify the claim of the petitioners for payment of Rs.1,03,565/- and if upon such verification, the said amount or any part of it i s found to be due and payable, the same shall be paid to the legal heirs of Late Sakuntala Devi, in terms of the provisions of the Assam Service (Pension) Rules , 1969. The said exercise is directed to be completed within a period of 4 (fou r) weeks from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order along with the copy of the writ petition and the annexures appended thereto to be submitte d by the petitioner before the Director of Pensions. The Director of Pensions s hall also ensure the release of such amount found to be due and payable to the l egal heirs of Late Sakuntala Devi. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No cost.