IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2345 of 2008 RAJNI SINHA WIFE OF CAPTAIN KUMAR AMITESH DAUGHTER OF LATE MAHAVIR PRASAD RESIDENT OF MOHALLA – COMPANY SARAI, SASARAM, P.S. – SASARAM, DISTRICT – ROHTAS (BIHAR) AT PRESENT : RADAR SECTION, E.O.D. FLIGHT AIR FORCE STATION, TUGLAKABAD, NEW DELHI – 110062 Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY, GRAMPANCHAYAT RAJ, BIHAR SHARIF, PATNA. 2. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NAGAR PARISAD, SASARAM. 3. THE CHAIRMAN, NAGAR PARISAD SASARAM. ----------- 03. 13.05.2010 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The grievance of the petitioner is that her father retired on 31st of March 2002 from the post of Head Clerk- cum- Accountant from Nagar Parishad, Sasaram. Later on her father died on 25.06.2005. However, till death of her father entire gratuity as also the arrears of pension for months has remained to be paid. The mother of the petitioner pre-deceased her father. The petitioner is the only legal representative who received the balance retiral dues. It is further submitted that petitioner received the letter from the respondent no. 2 vide letter no. 642 dated 01.07.2006 as contained in Annexure- 1, requesting the petitioner to submit the relevant documents/information. Petitioner submitted those documents except the details of the amount, her father had received. In the aforesaid letter, it was further informed to the petitioner that since there is some audit objection with respect to certain bills which were passed by the father of the petitioner. 2 Petitioner’s is being considered and after receipt of the necessary sanction for payment from the Accountant General, Bihar Patna for payment of unpaid claims on account of gratuity and arrears of pension of her father shall be considered. It is further submitted that till date petitioner has not received the aforesaid amount. Notwithstanding the above, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the pending claims, petitioner proposes to file a representation before the respondent no. 2. In such view of the matter, in case such representation stating details of unpaid claims is filed by the petitioner within a period of six weeks 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 above respondent shall consider the claims of the petitioner as raised in the representation in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation so that the grievances of the petitioner could be settled without delay and the admitted dues could also be paid along with interest permissible under the rules. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. Jagdish ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J)