IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5127 of 2008 Bachhi Devi, wife of Late Krishna Prasad Shukla, Mohalla Bhagwanpur Chatti, Rewa Road, PS Muzaffarpur (Sadar), Muzaffarpur – Petitioner. Vs. 1) The State of Bihar, 2) The Principal Secretary, Cooperative Department, Bihar, Patna. 3) The Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Bihar, Patna. 4) The Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur. 5) The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. 6) The Dy. Secretary, Finance (Personal Claim Fixation Cell), Department, Bihar, Patna. 2 29.4.2011 Counsel for the petitioner is directed to add the Deputy Secretary, Finance (Personal Claim Fixation Cell) Department, Bihar, Patna as respondent no. 6 in this case. The petitioner is the widow of Late Krishna Pd. Shukla who had retired as Assistant Registrar on 31.8.1992 from Cooperative Department. The husband of the petitioner died on 22.2.1994. The petitioner has been pressing the claim of her husband for grant of replacement scale of pay of Rs. 2400-4150/- and also for grant of replacement scale on account of being granted the super time scale. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the Dy. Secretary, Cooperative Department, Bihar in which at paragraphs 8 and 9 it has been stated that the claim of Late Krishna Prasad Shukla has already been forwarded to the Finance Department by letters dated 20.12.2008 and 20.2.2009. The queries made by the Finance department has also been answered vide letter no. 2465, dated 27.7.2009. It is now up to the Finance department to grant the authority slip for payment of arrears for the period and thereafter the pension would be refixed in accordance with the 2 grant of scale. I accordingly direct the Deputy Secretary, Cooperative Department to take further steps in this matter and also direct respondent no. 6 to issue the authority slip with respect to the petitioner’s claim. I further direct respondent no.5 to revise the pension of the petitioner in accordance with refixation of pay and grant of super time scale. Thereafter respondent no.6 is directed to complete the formalities within four months and communicate the same to the Deputy Secretary, Cooperative Department. The Deputy Secretary will at once send the required documents to the Accountant General within one month and the Accountant General will thereafter refix the pension within three months. This writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. haque ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)