IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13185 of 2009 SMT.GAYATRI DEVI, widow of Late Chandrachoor Singh, resident of K-613, Kankarbagh Colony, P.S. Kankarbagh Colony, At & District Patna. ---Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through Secretary, Department of Urban Development and Housing, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Bihar State Housing Board, through its Secretary, Mangles Road, Patna. 3. The Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Bihar State Housing Board, Mangles Road, Patna. ---Respondents ----------- 2. 8.10.2009 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs. Nilu Agrawal, learned counsel appearing for the Housing Board and A.C. to S.C. 8. The grievance of the petitioner is that while making the payment of gratuity, the respondent-Housing Board has not taken into consideration the period spent by the husband of the petitioner in the Housing Department, which the respondent-Housing Board was required to take into consideration in view of the decision of this Court rendered on 21.4.2005 in CWJC No.4811 of 2002, as contained in Annexure 2. Learned counsel further submits that besides the above, the other grievances, as detailed in the representation filed by the husband of the petitioner, vide Annexure 6 to the writ application, have not been redressed as yet. The learned counsel appearing for the respondent- Housing Board submits that in case the petitioner files a fresh representation stating the details of her claims, the same would be considered as per law without delay. 2 In the above circumstances, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for redressal of the grievances as stated in Annexure 6 to this writ application, the petitioner proposes to file a fresh representation before the Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Bihar State Housing Board, Patna (respondent no.3). In case such a representation is filed stating the details of the unpaid claims as also enclosing the copy of the relevant documents, if any, in support of such claims along with the certified copy of the present order within a period of four weeks, the respondent no.3 shall consider each of the grievances of the petitioner as raised in her representation and dispose it of in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation, so that the grievance of the petitioner could be settled without delay and the amount found admissible could also be paid with statutory interest. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)