Bachi Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11478 of 2024 ====================================================== Bachi Devi, Wife of Late Deobir Singh, Resident of A/7 Anand Bihar Colony, Near Manokamna Mandir P.O. Bihar Vetenary College ,P.S. Rupaspur, District Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary Department of Human Resources Development, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2.

The Chairman, Bihar School Examination Board, Patna. 3.

The Secretary, Bihar School Examination Board, Patna. 4.

The Finance Officer (Accounts/Pension Cell), Bihar School Examination Board, Patna.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mithilesh Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Vishwambhar Prasad AC to AAG- 5 For the BSEB :

Md. Nadim Seraj, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 23-04-2025 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner, a hapless widow of erstwhile employee of the Bihar School Examination Board, has approached this Court seeking a direction upon the respondents for payment of arrears of difference of pension as well as arrears on account of revision of pension along with interest.

3. Mr. Nadim Seraj, learned Advocate representing the Bihar School Examination Board, Patna referring to the counter affidavit filed on behalf of respondent nos. 2 to 4 has submitted that all the grievances of the petitioner has taken care

Patna High Court CWJC No.11478 of 2024 dt.23-04-2025 2/2 of and redressed. The petitioner has been accorded the benefit of revision of pension as well as the enhanced pension after completion of 80 years and 85 years, the details of which have been duly mentioned in paragraph nos. 10 and 11 of the counter affidavit.

4. Learned Advocate for the petitioner referring to Annexure- R2/A of the counter affidavit has submitted that the petitioner was found entitled to the tune of Rs.14,07,634/-, however, an amount of Rs.2,81,500/- has been deducted under the head of Income Tax and, as such, the petitioner has been paid only Rs.11,26,134/- against the difference of arrears of family pension.

5. Considering the submissions advanced and the averments made in the counter affidavit, the writ petition stands disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the office of the Income Tax Department to claim the TDS refund.

6. The writ petition stands disposed of.

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