IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4726 of 2009 LAKHMUNA DEVI, wife of Late Bindeshwari Kumar @ Bindehswari Kumar, resident of Village Dumari, P.S. Simri, District Buxar. --- Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The District Magistrate, Rohtas, Sasaram. 3. The Additional District Magistrate, Rohtas, Sasaram. 4. The Circle Officer, Dinara, District Sasaram. 5. The Finance Commissioner, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. --- Respondents ----------- 4. 30.6.2009 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the husband of the petitioner retired in the year 1987. However, the retiral dues have been paid between the year 2004-05 and as such the petitioner is entitled for interest, including penal interest, over such long delay. The learned counsel further submits that for redressal of the grievance, the petitioner had already approached the respondent no.2. However, the grievance of the petitioner has remained unredressed till date. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State, on the other hand, submits that from the record it does not appear that the petitioner had moved for redressal of such 2 grievance. However, in case the petitioner files a fresh representation giving the relevant details, the same shall be looked into without further delay. In the above circumstances, the petitioner is permitted to file a fresh representation giving all the relevant details in support of her claim before the District Magistrate, Rohtas, Sasaram (respondent no.2) within a period of four weeks along with the certified copy of the present order. In case such a representation is filed, the respondent no.2 shall consider the grievances of the petitioner with regard to payment of interest on account of long delay, including penal interest, and dispose it of in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months on receipt of such representation. The respondent no.2 while considering the above representation shall also consider the relevant documents in support of the claim of the petitioner, including any decision of the Court in support of such claim. Upon consideration, if the representation of the petitioner finds favour, the respondent no.2 shall issue further necessary orders, so 3 that the grievances of the petitioner with regard to payment of interest on account of long delay, including penal interest, could be redressed without further delay. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)