1. The petitioner has filed this writ application praying for a direction to the respondents to pay amount of leave encashment, G.P.F. Gratuity, fixation of pension, arrears of pension and arrears of salary with interest as well as for quashing the order contained in Annexure-1 whereby the Superintending Engineer, Bhagalpur Circle has directed to deduct the amount from the death-cum-retiral benefits of late husband of the petitioner. This deduction has been ordered after revising the pay scale, yearly increment given to the late husband of the petitioner and fixing the pay of late husband of the petitioner in the lower scale.

2. The husband of the petitioner namely Awadh Kishore Prasad was appointed as a Typist in Bihar State Electricity Board on 18.1.1965. His service was confirmed as employee of the Bihar State Electricity Board on 31.12.1972 as Typist. He died on 17.9.2002 in harness as an Office Superintendent, Electric Circle, Mayaganj, Bhagalpur. After the death of her husband, the petitioner intimated to the office regarding his death. She also submitted her claim papers before the Personal Officer, Bhagalpur Electricity Supply Area, Bhagalpur which was forwarded to