IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11527 of 2009 Makurachan Devi, wife of Late Krishna Kumar Sah, resident of Village- Bokaha, P.S. Saharghat, District-Madhubani. ..........Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar, through the Secretary, Higher Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Lalit Narayan Mithila University through its Vice-Chancellor, Kameshwarnagar, Darbhanga. 3. The Vice Chancellor, Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Kameshwarnagar, Darbhanga. 4. The Registrar, Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Kameshwarnagar, Darbhanga. 5. The Finance Officer, Lait Narayan Mithila University, Kameshwarnagar, Darbhanga. 6. The Principal, Jhumak Mahaseth Dr. Dharampriya Lal Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Madhubani. ...............................Respondents. ----------- 2. 04. 09. 2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the Respondent-University as also the State. The grievance of the petitioner is that her husband died in harness on 28th September, 2006 and since then petitioner has not paid terminal benefits including the family pension, despite representing the same. It is further submitted that services of the husband of the petitioner was regularised as per Memo dated 09. 07. 2005, as contained in Annexure-2 of the writ application and as such the University was obliged to settle all the retiral dues which has not been settled as yet. Learned counsel for the University submits that in case petitioner files a fresh representation stating details of her claim, the same shall be considered as per law without delay. In the above circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of her all pending - 2 - claims, petitioner proposes to file a fresh representation before Respondent No .5 stating details of her claim. In case, such representation is filed along with relevant document in support of her claim as also certified copy of the present order within a period of four weeks from today, Respondent Nos. 5 shall consider and dispose of the grievance of the petitioner with regard to payment of terminal dues as also family pension of her late husband in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representations, so that the grievance of the petitioner with regard to retiral dues could be settled without delay with statutory interest. With the above observations/directions, this writ application stands disposed of. m.p. (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)