IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8793 of 2005 ARCHANA CHATURVEDI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 05/ 24-02-2010 Heard Mr. Ajay Kumar Ambastha for the petitioner and Mr. Pawan Kumar, learned assisting counsel to G.P. 14 and Mr. L.P.K. Rajgrihar for the Accountant General. The petitioner who is the widow of Late Dr. Triloki Nath Chaturvedi @ Dr. T.N. Chaturvedi has filed the writ petition for payment of the death-cum-retiral benefits admissible to her Late husband. The husband of the petitioner died in harness in a car accident on 30.12.2003. Upon non payment of the proceedings, the writ petition came to be filed. By order dated 3.7.2006 the respondents were directed to file an affidavit furnishing the dues of the husband of the petitioner as well as the dues paid to the petitioner and the dues which has remained pending. In compliance of this Court’s order aforesaid a counter affidavit was filed on behalf of respondent no. 4 on 17.8.2006 and in paragraph 5 thereof it is stated that the admissible payment towards salary, group insurance, general provident fund and gratuity had been paid to the petitioner. It was also stated that the family pension of the petitioner was fixed with effect from 1.1.2004 i.e. following the death of the husband in December, 2003 and that she is drawing her family pension. In so far as payment of leave encashment is concerned, - 2 - even the said payment has been paid to the petitioner. In view of the submission made in the counter affidavit of the respondent no. 4 which does not stand controverted by any rejoinder, the entire admissible dues appears to have been paid to the petitioner and to that extent remains redressed. However, it is informed that the petitioner is on sick bed since after the accident in which she lost her husband and it is in this background that no rejoinder could be filed. In that view of the matter, the petitioner, if she feels aggrieved by any of the calculation, may represent before the authority concerned with supportive details and who would consider and dispose of the same in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of receipt of such representation. The writ petition stands disposed of. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, J.)