Annual Report 2009-2010 daughter of workman Krishna had died in the incident. Dependents of eight of the deceased persons were provided financial assistance of Rs. 40,000/- each from the Chief Minister’s Fund and they were also provided Rs. 50,000/- each by the concerned employers of the deceased. The State too has paid Rs. 15,000/- each to the three injured persons. 4.354 Upon consideration of the report, the Commission recommended to the State Government through its Chief Secretary, to pay a compensation of Rs. 2,00,000/- each to the next of kin of the 11 deceased persons. This compensation shall be inclusive of the payment of Rs. 40,000/- already paid by the State to the next of kin of some of the deceased persons. The Chief Secretary was further directed to submit a compliance report along with proof of payment. The report is awaited. 16. Sochan Dies Wating for his Retirement Benefits, Held by North Eastern Railway Varanasi (Case No. 37757/24/2000-2001) 4.355 In this case, the complainant was allegedly forced to retire from the service of Railways and even his retirement benefits were not paid by the employer. 4.356 Pursuant to the Commission’s directions dated 8 May 2001, a report was received from the Executive Director (Establishment), Railway Board, Government of India, New Delhi stating that the dues of the petitioner amounting to Rs. 1,31,583/- was paid through a cheque dated 7 August 2007 and a PPO dated 16 August 2007. Therea�er, an amount of Rs. 1,90,302/as arrears of family pension and difference in revision of pension was paid through the Union Bank of India, Ghazipur to the widow of the petitioner, as the petitioner had expired. 4.357 The Commission while considering the material on record observed and directed as under: It may be noticed that some payment, as per the report of the Executive Director (Establishment), Railway Board, New Delhi was made first to the petitioner when he was alive and the remaining amount, a�er his death, has been paid to his widow. No further complaint in this regard has been received in the Commission. The ma�er is an old one. Under the circumstances it is of no use to continue the proceeding. 4.358 The case as such was closed. (d) Action Taken on Cases Reported in the Annual Report of 2008-2009 1. Death of Radha Krisnan, an Undertrial Prisoner in Sub-Jail, O�apalam, Kerala (Case No.295/11/2000-2001-CD) 4.359 The Commission in this case had recommended a compensation of Rs. 2,00,000/- for payment to the next of kin of the deceased. The compliance report was awaited in the case. 4.360 The Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala later informed the Commission that the payment of compensation could not be disbursed to the next of kin of the deceased Radhakrishnan due to non-production of heirship certificate by the legal heirs. The Commission directed the State Government that the next of kin of the deceased be identified at the earliest 74 NHRC