IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7107 of 2011 BHAGO DEVI W/O LATE SARYUG TATMA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SARSAUNI, P.S. JALALGARH, DISTRICT PURNEA. ... ... PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE GENERAL MANAGER, STATE BANK OF INDIA, PATNA. 3. THE REGIONAL MANAGER, STATE BANK OF INDIA, PURNEA. 4. THE BRANCH MANAGER, STATE BANK OF INDIA, MAIN BRANCH, ARARIA. 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DIVISION, ARARIA. 6. THE TREASURY OFFICER, ARARIA. ... ... RESPONDENTS. ----------- 4. 4.5.2011. Heard the parties. Shri Nikesh Kumar, learned A.C. to S.C.20 appears on behalf of the respondent/State. It is a peculiar case in which a widow petitioner was constrained to approach this Court for a direction to the respondent/Bank for opening her account in the Bank. The reason for the petitioner to approach the court is that she was sanctioned family pension after the death of her husband, who retired on 31.8.2003 as Class-IV employee from Irrigation Department. Subsequently, her husband died on 4.6.2009. After retirement, the husband of the petitioner was getting pension vide Bank Account No.11432696594, State Bank of India, Main Branch, Araria. After the death of her husband, the petitioner was 2 authorized pension, but due to the reason that he could not get her account opened in the Bank, she was deprived from getting family pension. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that repeatedly the petitioner approached the respondent no.4 for opening her account in the Bank for the purposes of drawing her family pension. In support of residential prove, the petitioner had produced a certificate issued by Circle Officer, Jalalgarh, which contains genealogical table of her family including her residential prove. The petitioner had also brought to the notice of the Bank, a certificate issued by the same Branch, whereby the loan taken by her husband, was liquidated by way of deposit of cash by the petitioner herself besides other evidences. However, the respondent no.4, taking the technical plea, had refused to open her account. Shri Kaushlendra Kumar Sinha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent nos.2, 3 and 4 i.e. State Bank of India has made a prayer for adjournment for filing counter affidavit. The present 3 writ petition was initially taken on 26.4.2011 and on the prayer made by Shri Kaushlendra Kumar Sinha, learned counsel for the respondent/Bank, case was directed to be listed on 3rd May,2011 and today again, when the matter has been taken, prayer has been made for adjourning the case for filing counter affidavit. Keeping in view urgency in the matter as well as adjournment of the case on last occasion, the prayer for further adjournment is refused. Since it is a case relating to family pension to a widow, it would not be appropriate to keep the matter pending indefinitely and as such in view of the facts and circumstances, the court is of the opinion that direction can be issued to respondent no.4/Branch Manager, State Bank of India, Main Branch, Araria to take steps for opening the account of the petitioner in the Branch on the basis of identification prove, which according to this Court the certificate granted by Circle Officer, Jalalgarh vide Annexure-4 and certificate granted by the State Bank 4 of India, Araria dated 18.12.2010, which is part of Annexure-5 series would be sufficient. The Branch Manager, State Bank of India, Main Branch, Araria is directed to open the account of the petitioner on the basis of aforesaid documents within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order to facilitate the petitioner to draw her family pension. The writ petition stands allowed. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)