IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.299 of 2008 VEENA DEVI wife of Late Ramdhar Sharma, resident of Village Lakhanpura, P.S. Bakhtiyarpur, District Patna. ----Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The District Magistrate, Patna. 3. The District Panchayati Raj Officer, Patna. 4. The Block Development Officer, Paliganj, District Patna. 5. The Block Development Officer, Fatuha, District Patna. 6. The District Provident Fund Officer, Patna. 7. The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. ----Respondents ----------- 2. 29.3.2010 A supplementary rejoinder has been filed on behalf of the petitioner. Keep it on record. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondent-State as well as the learned counsel appearing for the Accountant General. The grievance of the petitioner that upon the death of her husband in harness on 23.11.2006 while working as a Panchayat Sewak under the Block Development Officer, Paliganj within the district of Patna, although the arrears of salary for the period 15.6.2002 to 17.6.2002 and February, 2003 to 22.11.2006 have been paid as stated in paragraph 1 of the supplementary rejoinder to the counter affidavit, but still the final payment of family pension and gratuity as also the G.P.F. have not been settled as yet despite representation. Learned counsel appearing for the State submits that the grievances of the petitioner shall be considered as per law without 2 delay. In the above circumstances, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of unpaid claims, the petitioner proposes to place her all unpaid claims by way of representation before the District Magistrate, Patna (respondent no.2), with a copy to respondents no.4, 5 and 6. 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.2 shall consider the grievances of the petitioner as raised in her representation and dispose it of in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation, so that the grievances of the petitioner as raised in her representation may be settled at the earliest and the admitted dues, if any, may also be paid with permissible interest. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)