IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9252 of 2005 SMT.SHAKUNTALA SINHA, wife of late Dr. Rajeshwar Prasad Sinha, retired Assistant Kee Village Officer, Office of the District Animal Husbandry Officer, Veterinary Department, Government of Bihar, Brihat Nagar, Patna, presently residing at Dariyapur Gold Road, PO Bankipore, Bari Path, PS Pirbahore, town and district Patna – 800014 ….Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR, through the Commissioner- cum-Secretary, Animal Husbandry Department, Govt. of Bihar, Vikas Bhawan, Secretariat, Bailey Road, Patna 2. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Finance, Vit Seva Koshang, Deptt. of Finance, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 3. The Director, Animal Husbandry Department, Govt. of Bihar, Vikas Bhawan, Secretariat, Bailey Road, Patna 4. The Regional Director, Animal Husbandry Department, Govt. of Bihar, Veterinary College, Patna – 800 014 5. The Accountant General, Bihar, Birchand Patel Path, Patna – 800 001 …..Respondents ----------- 02- 6.5.2009 Heard Mr. Subhash Prasad Singh for the petitioner, learned Assistant Counsel to AAG V, and Mr. P K Rajgrihar for the Accountant General. The petitioner, in the capacity of the widow of late Dr. Rajeshwar Prasad Sinha, a former employee of the Bihar Government, has preferred this writ petition for a direction to the respondent authorities to make payment of the salary to her for the period 1.8.91 to 31.8.92 with dearness allowance, and additional dearness allowance with interest, in the capacity of the widow of the late employee. Respondent nos. 1 to 4 have placed on record their counter affidavit. 2. We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties. Dr. Rajeshwar Prasad Sinha, the late employee, was serving a Village Officer in the - 2 - Department of Animal Husbandry, Government of Bihar. He was during the aforesaid period posted in Patna. Inspite of persistent efforts, he did not get salary for the said period. He superannuated on 31.10.1994 from the Bihar Government while serving as Kee Village Officer, and died on 30.11.1999. Neither the late employee, nor the petitioner, was paid the salary inspite of persistent efforts leading to the present writ petition. Respondent nos. 1 to 4 have in their counter affidavit stated that the salary of the late employee for the period 2.11.91 to 31.7.92, has been sanctioned for payment, and respondent no.5 has to issue the authorization slip. The counter affidavit does not explain the delay in sanction of the amount. 3. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with the direction to the respondents to release the authorization slip of the petitioner for payment of the salary of late Dr. Rajeshwar Prasad Sinha, in the name of the petitioner in the capacity of the widow of the late employee. She shall be entitled to interest @ 12% from the dates the amounts became due till the date of payment. ( S K Katriar ) mrl