HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) No. 1770 of2007 PETITIONER : Shyam Lal Tiwari S/o Late Shri D.P.Tiwari, aged about 72 years, Retired Forester, resident of Village KuniyarL P.O. Gondhna: Police StatiOIl Sheorinarayan, District Janjgii' Champa (C.G.) VERSUS The State of Chhattisgarh Through the Secretary, Forest Department, Mantralaya, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) 2. State of Chhattisgra Throug1 the Accountant General Provident Fund, D.K.S. Building: Raipur (CG) 3. The Conservator of Forest, Chhattisgarh, Forest Department, Raipur. 4. The Divisional Forest Oflicer, Territorial Forest Division, Raipur. WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA RESPONDENTS SB: Hon’ble Shri Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Present:Shri R.N.Pandey, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri Arvind Dubey, Panel Lawyer for the State/respondents 1, 3 and 4 Shri S.K.Beriwal, Advocate forthe respondent No. 2. ORAL ORDER (Passed on 29m day of April, 2009) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the case, being payment of retiral benefits matter, may be referred to the pension committee. e2. This Court, in the matter of WP. No. 4642/2004 (Baijnath Manda! v. The State of Chhattisgarh & Others) and other connected matters, directed the Committee to consider the matter of retiral dues as the disputed question of facts were involved. The Committee was constituted by the State Government, pursuant to the order dated 19.06.2006 passed in WP. No. 1961/2006 (Smt. Kej‘a Bai Chandrakar Vs. State Government and others) and order dated 13.03.2008 passed in “l 1 @ rug. l, M.C.C. No. 105 of 2008 (State of Chham‘sgarh & Others v. Bazj‘nath Mandal and another). Thus, this petition‘is squarely covered by the judgment and order dated 31“ of January, 2008 passed in W.P. N0. 4642/2004 Bazjnafh Mandai (supra) as submitted by learned counsel appearing for the parties. 3. With the consent of the parties, this petition is accordingly disposed of in the same terms i.e. the office of the Advocate General is directed to send the case to the Committee, within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of a copy of the petition from the petitioner and this order. Thereafter, the Committee shall issue notice to the petitioner and the officers concerned, within a further period of 15 days. The Committee shall consider and pass order, in accordance with law, after affording proper opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. The petitioner and the officers concerned may file additional documents, if necessary. The entire exercise, including payment of retiral dues, if any, to the petitioner be completed within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy ofthis order. 4. The petitioner shall supply extra copy of the petition to Dubey, Panel Lawyer for the State/respondents 1, 3 and 4 and to Shri Beriwal, Advocate for the respondent No. 2 for forwarding the same to the I Committee. Sd/- Judge l I/ Satish K. Agnihetr: l l