IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.21020 of 2011 Malti Devi , Wife of Late Parmanand Singh, Resident of at & P.O. Urain, P.S. Kajra, District Lakhisarai… ………… Petitioner Versus 1. Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur through its Vice Chancellor. 2. Vice Chancellor, Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur. 3. Registrar, Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur. 4. Finance Officer, Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur. 5. Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar. …….. Respondents ---------------------------------- 2 29.11.2011 Heard Sri Siddharth Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Anil Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Respondent No. 1 to 4 /Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University and Sri Vikash Kumar, learned A.C. to Advocate General, appearing on behalf of Respondent No. 5/State of Bihar. The husband of the petitioner while working as Ward Servant-cum-Guard in Graduate Boys Hostel No. 2 in Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University died on 09.01.2010. Since till date no death- cum-retiral dues was paid to the petitioner, the petitioner has approached this court by filing the present writ petition. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that initially the husband of the petitioner was employed on Class IV post and subsequently his service was regularized in the year 2005 and since then he was continuously working till his death. In the facts and circumstances particularly the fact that husband of the petitioner died while in service, the court is of the opinion that writ petition can be allowed at this stage directing the Respondents particularly Respondent No. 3 / Registrar, Tilka 2 Manjhi Bhagalpur University, to clear all death-cum-retiral dues in respect of husband of the petitioner in favour of the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order. The Respondents are further directed to take steps to finalize family pension and start paying the same with payment of arrear of pension. All formalities should be completed within eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The writ petition stands allowed. Praful ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)