IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15599 of 2010 SMT. INDU SINHA WIFE OF LATE KANTESH PRASAD SINHA, RESIDENT OF KISHORE NARAIN LANE, MOHALLA DAMUCHAK, P.S. KAZI MOHAMMADPUR, DISTRICT- MUZAFFARPUR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH SECRETARY, RURAL WORKS DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. SECRETARY, RURAL WORKS DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. UNDER SECRETARY, RURAL WORKS DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 4. ENGINER-IN-CHIEF, RURAL WORKS DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 5. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, RURAL WORKS DEPARTMENT, WORKS CIRCLE, DARBHANGA 6. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RURAL WORKS DEPARTMENT, WORKS DIVISION, BENIPATTI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI 7. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RURAL WORKS DEPARTGMENT, WORKS DIVISION-2 BENIPATTI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI 8. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, BHOJPUR, ARA 9. DEPUTY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER, BHOJPUR, ARA 10. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, BHOJPUR, ARA 11. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A&E) BIR CHAND PATEL MARG, PATNA-800 001 12. DISTRICT PROVIDENT FUND OFFICER, MADHUBANI ----------- 2 17.09.2010 As prayed for, learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to add the District Provident Fund Officer, Madhubani as party-respondent no.12. Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, the State and the Accountant General. The grievance of the petitioner is that her husband while working on the post of Assistant Engineer under the respondent no.7 retired on 31st March, 2009 and later on died on 3rd of December, 2009, however till date no death-cum-retiral dues of any nature has been settled and paid to the widow-petitioner despite representation as also submission of affidavits on behalf of sons and daughters of the deceased employee to the effect that all the dues be paid in favour of the widow who is petitioner herein. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent-State - 2 - submits that the claims of the petitioner shall be considered without delay as per law. In the above circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the pending claims, petitioner proposes to file representation before the respondent no.7 with copy to the respondent nos. 5 & 11, a separate representation before the respondent no. 8 with regard to the claim for payment of arrears of salary for the period while the petitioner was working under the respondent no.8 and a separate representation before the newly added respondent no.12 with regard to the claim for payment of provident fund dues. In view of the above, in case such representations stating details of unpaid claims are filed by the petitioner within a period of four weeks from today 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 grievances of the petitioner raised in the respective representations shall be considered in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation so that the grievances of the petitioner may be settled without delay and upon consideration the admitted dues found payable may also be paid to the petitioner along with interest permissible under the rules. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)