Mridula Mishra, J.

1. Petitioners are the legal heirs of late Hare Krishna Lal, who was accountant in Saharsa Municipality and died in harness on 1.3.1999. This application has been filed by the petitioners for a direction to respondent Nos. 2 and 3 to make payment of retiral dues of their late father relating to earned leave, gratuity, provident fund, arrears of bonus and increment. Further prayer, is for a direction to respondent No. 4, Life Insurance Corporation of India, to make payment of group insurance with interest.

2. Petitioner No. 2 son of Hare Krishna Lal was appointed on compassionate ground in Saharsa Municipality after the death of his father. He made the grievances for payment of death-cum- retiral dues of his father. No action was taken by the special officer, Saharsa Municipality. As such, he approached the respondent No. 2, the District Magistrate, Saharsa , for payment of retiral dues and in turn the District Magistrate, Saharsa, by his letter dated 24.8.2000 directed the special officer to take necessary steps for redressal of his grievances, Even then no payment was made by respondent No. 3. Since money was urgently needed for marriage of petitioner No