HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH: BILASPUR Writ Petition 181 No. 4243 of 2008 Santraj $ingh, Widow of the Late Ranjit Singh, aged about 62 yaars, occupation Housewife, RIO. Kaeiamnara, PGSt Budar, P.S. & Tahsii Baikunthpur, District Koriya (CG). Petitioner Versus Respondents 1) State of Chhattisgarh, through the Secretaryk Department of School Education, D.K.S. Bhawan, Mantraiaya, Raipur. 2) The Accountant Generai, Pzagaria Compiex, Near New Bus Stand, Pandri, Raipur (CG). 3) The Director, Public Education, Directotate (CG), Raipur. The Coiiector, District Koriya (CG). 5) The District Education Officer, District Koriya. Baikuthpur (CG). finally. 2) By this petition, the petitioner impugns the notices dated 14-9-2007 (Annexure PH) 5-3-2008 (Annexure P/2) and 24-6~2008 (Annexure P13), whereby the petitioner was caiied upon to submit response as to why a sum ’ \ \\ of Rs.1,66,078!— may not be deducted from pension; ' y \\ 3) Learned counse! appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a widow and the source of liveiihood of the petitioner is oniy pension. Learned counsei further suhmits that this case may he referred to the Pension committee where the petitioner wiii submit reply and the case may be decided by the said High Powered Committee. 4) This Court, in the matter of W.P.No.4642i’2004 (Baijnath Manda! Vs. The State of Chhattisgarh & others) and other connected matters, directed the Committee to consider the matter of retriai 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 W.P.No.1961l2006 {Smt Keja Bai Chandrakar Vs. State Government of Chhattisgarh and others), and order dated 1343-2008 passed in M.C.C. No. 105 of 2008 (State of Chhattisgarh and others Vs. Baijnath Mandai and another). 5) > This petition is accordingiy 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 this order. Thereafter, the Committee shaii issue notice to the petitioner and officers concerned within a further period of 15 days. 6) The petitioner is at iiberty to submit a detaiied reply to the impugned notices as stated above within a period of four weeks and in turn the Committee shall take decision and pass appropriate order, in accordance with iaw, on its own merits as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of reply of the petitioner. _ 7) The petitioner shail suppiy one complete set of the petition to the State counsel for transferring the same to the Committee. / Rain xx;