IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13556 of 2008 ASHA DEVI WIFE OF LATE RAMKRIT RAO, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BAISHAKHWA, P.O. BAAISHAKHWA, P.S. GOPALPUR, DISTRICT WEST CHAMPARAN AT Bettia. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SECRETARY, RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE COMMISSIONER-CUM-SECRETRY, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4. THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEFCUM ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER-CUM-SPECIAL SECRETARY, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 5. THE COMMISSIONER-CUM-SECRETARY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT , GOVT. OF BIHAR PATNA. 6. THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER, PATNA MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER (PATNA REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, PATNA (DISSOLVED). ----------- 02. 25.03.2010 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The grievance of the petitioner is that upon the death of her husband in harness on 16th of January 2007, from the post of Junior Engineer while working under the office of the respondent no. 4, no death cum retiral dues have been paid to the petitioner till date. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent- State submits that services of the husband of the petitioner was sent to the Urban Development Department from where petitioner absented for quite a long time. Notwithstanding the above, it is submitted that the claims of the petitioner shall be considered without delay as per law at the earliest. In the above circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the pending claims, petitioner proposes to file a representation before the respondent no. 4. In such view of the matter, in case such representation stating details of unpaid claims is filed by the petitioner within a period of six weeks along with the certified copy of the present order as also the copy of the relevant documents, if any, in support of the claim, the above respondent shall consider the claims of the petitioner as raised in the representation in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation so that the grievances of the petitioner could be settled without delay and the admitted dues could also be paid along with statutory interest. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. Jagdish (Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)