^f^^^ HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ PetitionfS)No. 1403 of2008 PETITIQNBR : Prahalad Sahu S/o Mahajan Sahu aged aboirt 64 years, Retired Fore^er, R/o Villi^e Matiya (Para Tendubhatfaa), block oiffice Kasdol, District Raipur (CG)< VERSUS RESPONDENTS : 1. The State ofCG, Througb The Secretary Department of Forest, DKS Bhawan, Raipur (CG). 2, The Divisional Forest OfiBcer, Raipur Forest Division (General), District Raipur (CG). 3. The Accountant General of C.G. Raipur, District Raipur(CG). (WRTT PETmON UNDER ARTICLE 226/227 OF TEIE CONSTTTUTION OF INDIA) (SB: Hon'Me Mr. Satish K. Agnihotoi, J.) Present : Shri F.S. Khare, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri Vinay Harit, Dq>uty Advocate Geaieral for the State. ORALORDER (Passed on 03"' ofMareh, 2008) 1. This petition pertains to payment ofretiral benefrts. 2. This Court, in the matter ofW.P. No 4642/2004 (Baijnath Mandal Vs. The State ofChhattisgarh and others) and other comiected matters, directed the Comniittee to consider the matter of tiie retiral diies as the disputed question of facts were iiwolved. The Committee was constituted by the State Govemment, pursuant to the order dated 19.06.2006 passed in W.P. No. 1961/2006 (Smt Keja Bai Chandrakar Vs. State Govemment and others) and order dated 15.02.2008 passed in W.P. No. 1323/2006 (Navin Kumar Bisariya Vs. State ofChhattisgarh and another). Thus, this petiticm is squarely covered by Ihe judgmeiit and order d^ed 31 of January, 2008 passed in W.P. No. 4642/2004 (Baijnath Maadal Vs. The State of Chhattisgarh and others) and other connected matters, as submitted by the leamed counsel appearing for the parties. 3. With the consent of the parti^, this petition is disposed of m the same tem^ i.e. the office ofthe Advocate General is directed to send the case to 4. the Committee^ within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Thoreafter, the Coimnittee shall issue notiee to the petitioner and the officers coacemed, within a fiirther period of 15 days. The Committee shall consider and pass order, in accordance witii law, after affording proper opportunity ofheariag to the petitioner. The petitioner and the officers concemed may file additional dociiments, if necessary. The entire exercise, mcludmg payment of retiral dues, if any, to the petitioner, be conipleted within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy ofthis order. One extra copy ofthe papers ofthe petition shall be supplied by the leamed counsel appearing for the petitioner to Shri Vinay Harit^ Deputy Advocate General, for onward transmission to the conimittee. Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge 'Sahu