IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17596 of 2008 Dukhani Devi, wife of Late Sita Ram Paswan, resident of Village-Ismailpur, Police Station-Sadar, Hajipur, District-Vaishali ……………………………..Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the District Magistrate, Vaishali, Hajipur. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Vaishali, Hajipur. 3. The Officer-in-Charge, Police Station Sadar, Hajipur, Vaishali. 4. The Accountant General, Bihar, Veer Chand Patel Path, Patna. 5. The District Provident Fund Officer, Vaishali at Hajipur. ……..Respondents. ----------- 6. 16. 04. 09. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Respondent State as well as learned counsel for the Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the husband of the petitioner was appointed as Chaukidar of Ismailpur Police Station/Chauki Hajipur, District-Vaishali, died on 17th April, 1986 in a road accident. However, uptill now petitioner has received nothing except a token amount of Rs. 500/- at the time of death of her husband. Learned counsel further submits that Government Circular dated 29th August, 1977, the petitioner has entitled for payment of the benefits at the stipulated period mentioned in the said circular by way of gratuity. Learned counsel for the State submits that in case petitioner put her claim before Respondent No. 1 the same would be considered with regard to payment of retiral dues including the benefits - 2 - mentioned in the State Government Circular dated 29th August, 1977, as contained in Annexure-4 to the counter affidavit. In case such representation/claim is filed within six weeks along with certified copy of the present order, the Respondent No. 1 through the District Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur shall consider the same and disposed of the representation filed by the petitioner by a reasoned order in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of four weeks on receipt of representation. Upon such consideration, in case representation is disposed of in favour of the petitioner, District Magistrate, Vaishali, shall simultaneously issue necessary order with regard to the payment of admissible dues to the petitioner as claim in her representation in the light of order passed by her representation. Accordingly, this writ application is disposed of with above direction/observation. m.p. (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)