Anila Devi v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7966 of 2015 ===========================================================

1. Anila Devi, W/o Late Padamkant Mishra, resident of village- Dhnauli, P.S.- Baheri, District- Darbhanga.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. The Principal Secretary, Education Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

3. The Vice Chancellor, Lalit Narayan Mithila University Kameshwar Nagar, Darbhanga.

4. The Registrar, Lalit Narayan Mithila University Kameshwar Nagar, Darbhanga.

5. The Finance Officer, Lalit Narayan Mithila University Kameshwar Nagar, Darbhanga.

6. The Principal, Maharani Rameshwari Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Darbhanga. .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar Jha For the Respondent/s : Mr. Ajay Bihari Sinha, SC 19 Mr Md. Nadim Seraj =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 20-01-2016 Claim of the petitioner has been accepted even by the University and not disputed by the State since the benefit she is looking for by virtue of being the widow of a former employee, is based on a decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of State of Bihar v. Sunny Prakash, reported in 2013(1) PLJR SC 233. The only hitch coming in the way of non-payment to the petitioner is non-release of fund by the State Government. The writ application is disposed of with a direction upon the respondent State that they will release the necessary fund for

Patna High Court CWJC No.7966 of 2015 dt.20-01-2016 2/2 payment to the petitioner, preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this order. (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J) sk U