Bela Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13501 of 2021 ====================================================== Bela Devi W/o Indra Bhushan Singh, R/o Village - Ward No. 11, Sahahpur, P.O.- Shahpur, P.S.- Shahpur, Via- Ghaumukh, District- Madhepura Shahpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through its Chief Secretary, Bihar, Patna. 2.

Principal Secretary, Rural Development, Bihar, Patna. 3.

Accountant General, Bihar, Patna.

4.

Commissioner, Kosi Division, Saharsa.

5.

Collector, Saharsa.

6.

Deputy Development Commissioner, Saharsa.

7.

Sub Divisional Officer, Saharsa.

8.

Treasury Officer, Saharsa.

9.

Block Development Officer, Saharsa.

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

For the Petitioner :

Ms. Mallika Mazumdar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Sudhanshu Bhushan, AC to GP-7 For the Acct. General :

Mr. Bindhyachal Rai, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 27-01-2026

1. The petitioner has filed the instant application for the following relief :- "1. That this writ of mandamus is being filed upon the Respondent for a direction to pay the salary to the petitioner of her late husband due from 2012 to 2014."

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as per statement made in the counter affidavit filed on behalf of respondent nos.4 to 9, the grievance of the petitioner has been

Patna High Court CWJC No.13501 of 2021(4) dt.27-01-2026 2/3 redressed. She does not have further instructions in the matter to contradict the said statement.

3. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and having perused the contents on record, the statement made in paragraph nos.6 and 7 of the counter affidavit is reproduced herein below for ready reference :- "6. That with respect to the grievance raised by the petitioner it is stated that the respondents concerned have paid all the admissible dues that the petitioner's deceased husband Late Indrabhushan Singh, Upper Division Clerk, Block- Patarghat, District-Saharsa was entitled to, the details whereof being as under-

Patna High Court CWJC No.13501 of 2021(4) dt.27-01-2026 3/3 Photocopies of the sanction letters for the payment exhibited and Letter no.243 dated 18.05.2021 of the Senior Treasury Officer, Madhepura and Form no.

1207P0067240820 dated 24.08.2020 of the Office of the Principal Accountant General, Patna showing the payment of gratuity are annexed herewith and marked as Annexure- A and B series to this counter affidavit

7. That the facts stated here evidently show that the grievances of the petitioner have been saturated by the respondents concerned by making payment of all the salary dues and retiral benefits to the petitioner that were admissible to the petitioner's deceased husband."

4. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case and especially in view of the statement made in the counter affidavit of the respondents as reproduced herein above, nothing remains to be decided in the instant application.

5. The application stands disposed of.

avinash/- (Partha Sarthy, J) U