IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10627 of 2008 Most. Monarika Devi, W/o Late Baleshwar Rai, Resident of Village – Balbhadrapur Dudhpura, P.O. – Dudhpura, P.S. and District – Samastipur. ……… Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Higher Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur through the Vice Chancellor. 3. The Vice Chancellor, Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. 4. The Registrar, Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. 5. The Finance Officer, Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. 6. The Principal, Mahanth Darshan Das Mahila College, Muzaffarpur. …….. Respondents ---------------------------------- 11 15.11.2011 Heard Sri Bhubneshwar Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Ram Narayan, learned A.C. to Standing Counsel No. 23, appearing on behalf of respondent no. 1/state of Bihar and Sri Harendra Kumar Tiwari, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent no. 2 to 5 /B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. The present writ petition was filed in the year 2008 by the petitioner whose husband died on 02.12.1997 while working as ‘Cashier’ in Mahanth Darshan Das Mahila College, Muzzafarpur, under B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. It was claimed that death-cum-retiral dues of her husband was not paid by the University, and thereafter, she was constrained to approach this court. It was admitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is getting family pension regularly. In this case on earlier occasion number of orders were passed and even show-cause notice was issued. Thereafter, show- cause was filed by the Registrar of the University and one short 2 counter affidavit was also filed in the month of December, 2008. In the counter affidavit it was admitted that the husband of the petitioner died on 02.12.1997, and thereafter, the University had sent requisition to the state government for allocation of fund. Thereafter, no counter affidavit was filed by the University as to whether death-cum-retiral dues of the husband of the petitioner was paid or not. The case was again adjourned on several dates. The court is of the opinion that the writ petition can not be kept pending for an indefinite period and as such in view of averment made in the writ petition as well as earlier counter affidavit, the court is of the opinion that the writ petition can be allowed with a direction to the respondents particularly the respondent no. 4 /Registrar, Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, to take steps to clear all death-cum-retiral dues of the husband of the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order. With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands allowed. Praful ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)