IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1475 of 2017 ======================================================

Asha Sinha, Wife of Late Satish Kumar, Resident of Mohalla- Gannipur, Near Law College, P.S.- Khazzimohhamadpur, District- Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s Versus

1. The Chairman, Central Bank Of India and Ors

2. The General Manager PRS, Central Bank of India, Central Office, Nariman Point, Mumbai.

3. The Regional Manager, Central Bank of India, Siwan, Now since 2015 at Balutal, Motihari.

4. The General Manager HRD, Central Bank of India Terminal Benefits Department, Mumbai.

5. The Branch Manager, Central Bank of India, Barauli, District- Gopalganj.

... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Umesh Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Respondent/Bank: Mr. Nilanjan Chatterjee, Advocate Mr. Ujjwal Raj, Advocate Mr. Sahil Kumar, Advocate Mr. Anirvan Choudhuri, Advocate Mr. Jyoti Prakash, Advocate ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIBEK CHAUDHURI

ORAL JUDGMENT

Date: 23-02-2026

1. The petitioner is wife of one Late Satish Kumar, who died in har