IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12489 of 2010 SHANTI SINGH WIFE OF LATE BIRESHWAR SINGG ( EX.V.L.W.) HASANPUR BLOCK SAMASTIPUR AT PRESENT RESIDENT OF MOHALLA – B 51 PRABHUNATH NAGAR, NEAR SHIVSHAKTI MANDIR, P.S. CHHAPRA MUFFASIL, DISTRICT – SARAN (CHAPPRA) Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROPUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, RURAL DEPARTMENT, NEW SECRETARIATE, PATNA. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, SAMASTIPUR, DISTRICT SAMASTIPUR. 3. THE COLLECTOR-CUM-DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SAMASTIPUR. 4. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, HASANPUR BLOCK, DISTRICT SAMASTIPUR. 5. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, BIHAR. 6. THE SENIOR ACCOUNT OFFICER, ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OFFICE, BIHAR. 7. THE TREASURY OFFICER, CHAPRA, DISTRICT SARAN. 8. THE DISTRICT PROVIDENT FUND OFFICER, SAMASTIPUR. ----------- 02. 04.08.2010 As prayed for, learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to add the District Provident Fund Officer, Samastipur as party-respondent no. 8. Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The grievance of the petitioner is that upon the death of her husband on 14.05.1982 in harness while working on the post of Village Level Worker (V.L.W.) under the respondent no. 4, although the family pension was sanctioned after long delay i.e. on 14th of January 2002 vide Annexure- 6, however, the same is not being paid for want of no objection certificate from the respondent no. 4. It is further submitted that the payment with 2 regard to provident fund dues of the husband of the petitioner has also not been settled and paid. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent state submits that the claims of the petitioner need to be verified from the records. In the above circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the pending claims, petitioner proposes to file a representation before the respondent no. 3 with a copy to respondent no. 4 with respect to her grievance regarding payment of pension. As regards, the claim with regard to provident fund dues, petitioner proposes to file a representation before the respondent no. 8. In such view of the matter, in case such separate representations stating details of unpaid claims are filed by the petitioner within a period of four 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 concerned respondents shall consider the claims of the petitioner as raised in the respective representations in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representations so that the grievances of the petitioner could be settled without delay and the admitted dues found payable could also be paid along with statutory interest. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. Jagdish/ ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)