L @ smGLE 3am“ IN THE HIGH CQQRT OF cHHArrIgGARH, AT — BILAsPUR' wgrr PETITIou (s1 No. 5gQ$ OF 2011 PETITIONER : SMT. SAVITRI MAHANT, WIDOW OF R. D. MAHANT, AGED ABOUT — 55 YEARS, R/O BEHIND GANJ, WARD NO. 12, KHARSIYA, DISTRICT - RAIGARH (C. G.) VERSU§ 1. STATE OF CHHATrIsGARH, THROUGH — ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MINING, MANTRALAYA, D. K. s. BHAWAN, RAIPUR. THE COLLECTOR. (MINING BRANCH), RAIPUR, DISTRICT — RAIPUR (C. G.) THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF CHHATTISGARH PAGARIYA COMPLEX, PAN’DARI, RAIPUR (C. G.) Writ Petition under Article - 226 of the Constitution of Ingia. i TT~- RESPONDENTS : HIGH COURT OF CHHA'I‘TI8GARH AT BILASPUR SB : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRITINKER DIWAKER w.p4s).no. 540312011 Smt. Saviiri Mahant PETITIONER State of C.G. 8s Others ..1 m ;y Shn‘ R.K.Kesa1wani, counscl for the petiu’oncr. Shri Ygshwant Singh Thakm‘, Dy. A.G. for thc State. Shri Vivck Shrivastava, counsel for msp. No.3. WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 225 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA ORDER (14.09.2011) With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard finally. Grievance of the petitioner in the present peu'tion is that husband of the pctiu'oner late R.D.Mahant, who was working with the respondent NO. 1 as Assistant Mining Manager, died on 24.3.07 while he was in service, the GPF amount of her husband has not been paid to her. Counsel for the State submits that the State Government has already constituted a High Power Retiral Dues Committee and the said Committee is duly empowered to consider the cases like that of the petitioner. Let the petitioner hle a representation to the said Committee or to make a request to the omce of the Advocate General along with copy of the writ peu‘tion for forwarding the same to the Committee. Let this be done within a period of 15 days horn the date of receipt of copy of this order. On this being done, the Committee shall issue notice to the petitioner and omcers concerned within a further period of 15 days. The Committee shall consider and pass order in accordance with law @ $3 aEording due opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. The pctnioner and the o$cers concerned may $6 additionai documents, if necessary. The entim cxcrcise including payment of retiral, if any, to the petitioner, he completed Within a period of three months mm the date of moeipt of copy of this order. With the above observations, this peu‘tion is disposed of. i Sd/- mvvww, Pritinker Diwaker Judge