1 2025:CGHC:10891 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1614 of 2025 1 - Nanaji Chouhan S/o Late Shri Laxman Chouhan Aged About 70 Years R/o Behind Raza Maszid, Bharti Nagar, Gali No. 3, Vyapar Vihar, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Collector District Korba, Chhattisgarh 3 - Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat, Kartala, District Korba, Chhattisgarh 4 - Accountant General Officer Of Accountant General, Raipur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Shri Vivek Kumar Agrawal, Advocate For State/Respondents No.1 and 2 : Shri Abhishek Gupta, Panel Lawyer For Respondent No.4 ; Shri Ashwani Shukla, Advocate Hon’ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 05/03/2025 1. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the amount of General Provident Fund (GPF) has not been paid to the petitioner even after his retirement on 30.6.2017 and the petitioner is in dire need of money. He is Digitally signed by GOPAL SINGH Date: 2025.03.17 18:34:26 +0530 2 facing great hardship, as such the respondents authorities may be directed to grant the amount of GPF of the petitioner. 2. Learned counsel appearing for respondent No.4/Accountant General submits that the matter in dispute can be decided by the committee constituted by the State Government and the petitioner should have approached before the said committee for redressal of his grievance. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the orders may be passed to this effect and the petitioner will approach before the committee and the committee may be directed to decide the case of the petitioner within a stipulated period. 3. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner is directed to approach before the committee constituted by the State Government along with a copy of this writ petition and other relevant documents for grant of his GPF amount within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and in turn the committee is directed to decide the case of the petitioner within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of the case of the petitioner. 4. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) JUDGE Gopal Singh