Gulabi Devi v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20707 of 2014 ====================================================== Gulabi Devi wife of Late Ramnandan Ram, resident of village-Karai, P.O.- Karai, P.S.- Naubatpur, District-Patna .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Finance.

2. The State of Jharkahand through the principal Secretary State of Jharkhand, Finance.

3. The Principal Secretary, Finance Department, State of Bihar

4. The Principal Secretary Finance Department, Jharkhand, Ranchi

5. The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna.

6. The Accountant General, Jharkhand, Ranchi

7. Chief Account controller, Finance (Auditing) Department, Jharkhand, Ranchi.

8. Deputy Account Controller, Finance (Auditing) Department, Jharkhand, Ranchi.

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Girish Chandra Jha For the Respondent/s : Mr. Madhuresh Prasad For the A.G. : Mr. Dhrub Mukharjee ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KISHORE KUMAR MANDAL ORAL ORDER 20-08-2016 Heard both sides.

The husband of the petitioner was a IVth grade employee of the State Government. He superannuated from service on 31.01.1997. Upon his death, the petitioner is in receipt of family pension. Her grievance is that the respondents have not paid the pension/family pension including the arrears thereof in the light of the revision of the pay/pension by the 5th Pay Commission.

Along with the counter affidavit of the State,

Patna High Court CWJC No.20707 of 2014 (2) dt.20-08-2016 2/2 Annexure-A has been enclosed, wherefrom it appears on 13.10.2015, the respondent-Accountant General has revised the family pension payable to the petitioner w.e.f. 01.04.2007. It is now for the petitioner to approach the concerned treasury/bank for payment of the revised pension including the arrears authorized by the Accountant General vide Annexure-A. I am sure, if entire formalities are completed, the concerned authority will ensure payment of the revised family pension including arrear thereof in favour of the petitioner as quickly as possible preferably within (03) weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before the concerned respondents.

The writ application is disposed of.

(Kishore Kumar Mandal, J) rohit/- U