IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10518 of 2011 Sirtaj Devi, wife of Late Yadunandan Sharma, resident of village Mokar, Police Station Jehanabad, District Jehanabad. ... ... Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Chief Engineer, Planning and Monitoring, Water Resources, Patna. 4. The Superintending Engineer, Planning and Monitoring Circle No.2, Water Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 5. The Accountant General of Bihar, Patna. 6. The Treasury Officer, Patna Secretariat, Patna. ... ... Respondents. ----------- 3. 8.7.2011. Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner’s husband, while functioning as Junior Selection Correspondence Clerk in the office of Executive Engineer, Planning and Monitoring Division No.6, Water Resources Department, Patna died on 10.10.1992. After the death of her husband, petitioner started to get family pension. Subsequently, Second Time Bound Promotion was granted to her husband with retrospective effect and thereafter, authorization for pension and gratuity was made vide Annexures 4 and 5 to the writ petition by the Accountant General. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that instead of sending authorization for pension and gratuity to the Treasury Officer, 2 Patna Secretariat, it was addressed to Treasury Officer, Patna and as such petitioner could not get payment in view of Annexures 4 and 5. On instruction, Shri S.M. Ehtesham, learned counsel for the respondent/Accountant General submits that steps are being taken and same will be corrected very soon. In view of the stand taken by Shri Ehtesham, learned counsel for the respondent/Accountant General, the court expects that correction in authorization of pension and gratuity relating to Annexures 4 and 5 shall be done within a period of ten days from today. Thereafter, court expects that payment will be made without any delay. The petitioner has further prayed for directing the respondents to revise her family pension in view of Government Resolution No.820 dated 23.9.2009 (Annexure-7 to the writ petition). Shri Siya Ram Shahi, learned counsel for the petitioner has specifically placed para 2(v) of the Government resolution dated 23.9.2009. After going through the said provision, the court is of the view that the respondents can be directed to take immediate step to revise 3 family pension in the light of Annexure-7 to the writ petition. Accordingly, the respondents, particularly respondent no.3/The Chief Engineer, Planning and Monitoring, Water Resources Department, Patna is directed to take all steps for issuance of authorization after revising family pension of the petitioner within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The respondentno.5/Accountant General, after receipt of the sanction from the State authority, is required to issue authorization within six weeks from the date of receipt. With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands allowed. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)