Pramod Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3732 of 2019 ====================================================== Pramod Kumar Singh, Son of Late Navratan Singh, Resident of VillageGhusil Kala, Police Station- Vikramganj, District- Rohtas at Sasaram. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Health, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Principal Secretary, Department of Health, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3.

The Director, Health Services, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4.

The Regional Additional Director, Health Services, Patna Division, Patna. 5.

The Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer, Rohtas at Sasaram. 6.

The In-Charge Medical Officer, Primary Health Centre, Karakat, Rohtas at Sasaram.

7.

The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Satya Prakash For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Pankaj Kumar (Sc12) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. NILU AGRAWAL ORAL ORDER 05-03-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Accountant General, Bihar, Patna.

Petitioner's mother died on the post of ANM while in harness on 18.06.2017. The entire death-cum-retiral dues of the late employee is prayed for in the present writ application. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the Civil Surgeon-Cum-Chief Medical Officer, Rohtas at Sasaram vide Memo No. 451 dated 19.02.2018 has already sent the required details to the Incharge Medical Officer, Primary Health Centre,

Patna High Court CWJC No.3732 of 2019(2) dt.05-03-2019 2/2 Karakat, Rohtas at Sasaram for payment of death-cum-retiral dues of the late employee and a communication has also been made by the Regional Additional Director, Health Services, Patna vide Memo No. 1096 dated 06.12.2018 which is Annexure-P-6 but till now payment of death-cum-retiral benefits and arrears of salary has not been given to the petitioner.

Considering the nature of claim made by the petitioner, this writ application is disposed of with a direction to the respondent no. 6, The Incharge Medical Officer, Primary Health Centre, Karakat, Rohtas at Sasaram to dispose of the representation as contained in Annexure-P-5 series dated 05.11.2018 and 01.12.2018 by speaking order within a period of two months from today. Any amount payable to the petitioner as per his entitlement, will be paid within one month thereafter. If certain amounts are inadmissible, the same shall be communicated by speaking order sent through registered post to the petitioner.

(Nilu Agrawal, J) devendra/priyanka U