Ashok Kumar Hazra v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9669 of 2019 ====================================================== Ashok Kumar Hazra son of Yugeshwar Hazra resident of Village and P.O. Machhargawan, P.S. Turkauliyan, District- East Champaran at Motihari. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Treasury Office, East Champaran at Motihari District- East Champaran at Motihari.

3.

The State Bank of India through the Chief General Manager, State Bank of India, Local Head Office, West Gandhi Maidan, Patna. 4.

The Assistant General Manager, State Bank of India, Centralized Pension Processing Centre, Judges Court Road, Anta Ghat, Patna. 5.

The Branch Manager, State Bank of India, Turkauliya Branch, District- East Champaran at Motihari.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pankaj Kumar Singh For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Chitranjan Sinha (Paag2) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. NILU AGRAWAL ORAL ORDER 06-05-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

Petitioner seeks payment of difference of family pension of his deceased mother Phul Kumari Devi for the period 01.04.1997 till the date of death of his mother dated 28.01.2018 with statutory interest, revision of family pension as sanctioned by the office of the Accountant General vide P.P.O. dated 22.09.2014 as contained in Annexure-3. In spite of the fact that P.P.O. having been issued to the Treasury Officer, East

Patna High Court CWJC No.9669 of 2019(2) dt.06-05-2019 2/2 Champaran at Motihari still payment of the family pension has not been credited in the S.B.I. account maintained by the petitioner in the Turkauliya Branch at East Champaran, Motihari. It has been submitted that the respondent no. 2 has already sent the authority as per the revised P.P.O. to the Branch Manager, State Bank of India, Turkauliya Branch, East Champaran, Motihari vide letter no. 16 dated 05.01.2015 but as yet no payment has been accounted in the account of the petitioner.

Considering the nature of claim made by the petitioner, the respondent no. 5, the Branch Manager, State Bank of India, Turkauliya Branch, East Champaran at Motihari would credit the revised P.P.O. amount duly authorized by the Treasury Officer, East Champaran at Motihari way back on 05.01.2015 in the account of the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt/production of the copy of this order. Writ application stands disposed of accordingly. (Nilu Agrawal, J) devendra/- U