M.Y. Eqbal, J.

1. In this writ application the petitioner, who is the widow of late Shambhu Nath Pandey, has prayed for issuance of an appropriate direction upon the respondents to pay to the petitioner the post- retirement benefits such as family pension, provident fund amount, gratuity, unpaid salary, group insurance and suspension allowances etc. on account of death of her husband who died at the age of 55 years while in service of the respondents.

2. Petitioners case is that her husband was working as Assistant in the Social Forestry Division. Koderma under respondent No. 3, Divisional Forest Officer, Social Forestry Division. Koderma. On 14.7.1995 a disciplinary proceeding was initiated against the petitioners husband for the alleged defalcation of Rs. 1,76,229/- forgery falsification of records and misuse of office, it is stated that belatedly on 27.7.1998 an Enquiry Officer was appointed to enquire into the aforementioned charges against the petitioners husband but the Enquiry Officer did not actually carry out the proceeding until the petitioners husbands death on 24.3.1999. It is alleged that after the death of the petitioners husband enquiry proceeding was started and