Most. Veena Devi v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 11520 of 2017 =========================================================== Most. Veena Devi, W/o- Late Mahendra Yadav, resident of Village- Mirzapur, P.O.- Patasauri Khaira, P.S.- Raujan, District- Banka. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna.

3. The Engineer-in- Chief, Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

4. The Chief Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

5. The Superintending Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Works Circle, Bhagalpur.

6. The Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Works Division, Banka.

7. The District Provident Fund Officer, Bhagalpur.

8. The Treasury Officer, Banka.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rakesh Kumar Ranjan, Advocate For the Accountant General :

Mr. Mani Kant Mishra, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Nikhil Kumar Agrawal, A.C. to G.P. 9 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 04-12-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner; State and Accountant General.

2. Counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent no. 6 in which stand has been taken that dues of Provident Fund, Leave Encashment and Group Insurance have already been paid and as far as Family Pension and Gratuity is concerned, after the objections raised by the Accountant General, the same have been clarified and sanction order has been sent to the

Patna High Court CWJC No.11520 of 2017 dt.04-12-2017 2/2 Accountant General by Letter No. 2045 dated 30.11.2017.

3. Learned counsel for the Accountant General submitted that the same having been sent, authority shall be issued within 10 days, if already not issued.

4. In view thereof, the writ petition stands disposed off with a direction to the Accountant General to ensure that the authority slip relating to Family Pension and Gratuity, if already not issued, be so done, within 10 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order by him. Let the petitioner, upon receiving her copy of the authority issue by the Accountant General, appear before the respondent no. 8, who shall ensure that all formalities required to be done are completed. Upon the same being done, the respondent no. 8 shall ensure that actual payment is credited to the account of the petitioner within two weeks thereafter.

5. However, if the petitioner finds that there are any further dues which remain unpaid, she shall be at liberty to file a detailed representation before the competent authority, who shall consider the same and pass reasoned order expeditiously. (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J.) P. Kumar AFR/NAFR U