Punam Devi v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No 12960 of 2014 =========================================================== Punam Devi wife of Late Sohari Chaudhary, Resident of Village- Sighara, P.S.- Maner, District- Patna .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. The Secretary, Road Construction Department, (N.H.), Bihar, Patna

3. The Superintending Engineer, (National Highways) Road Construction Department, Bihar, Patna

4. The Executive Engineer, National Highway Road, Road Construction, West Circle, Bihar, Patna

5. The Assistant Engineer, National High Way, Road Construction Department .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr Dhirendra Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Ms Nutan Sahay, AC to AAG 12 =========================================================== CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NAVANITI PRASAD SINGH ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 08-09-2016 This writ petition was filed by the widow of late Sohari Chaudhary claiming death-cum- retiral dues in respect of her late husband.

2 A counter affidavit has been filed by the State stating that the services of petitioner's husband never having been regularized and he not being a permanent employee of the State, he was not entitled to any retiral dues.

3 Learned counsel for the petitioner fairly states that for regularization and consequential benefits, another writ petition has

Patna High Court CWJC No.12960 of 2014 dt.08-09-2016 2/2 been filed being CWJC No 4667 of 2015 which is pending before this Court.

4 In my view, unless that writ petition is decided, nothing further can be done in these proceedings. 5 Thus, these proceedings, in view of the counter affidavit, stands disposed of.

(Navaniti Prasad Singh, J) M.E.H./- U