1 2025:CGHC:12202 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1634 of 2025 1 - Om Prakash Sonwani S/o Late Shri Babu Lal Sonwani Aged About 68 Years R/o Tikrapara Ward, Behind District Hospital, Civil Lines, Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical and Health Officer, Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh 3 - Assistant Surgeon District - Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh 4 - Accountant General (A and E) Kosh Lekha And Pension, Chhattisgarh Raipur, Zero Point, Baloda Bazar Road, Raipur, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh 5 - District Accountant Officer District - Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Shri Yogesh Kumar Chandra, Advocate For State : Shri Raj Kumar Gupta, Additional Advocate General and Ms. Nupur Trivedi, Panel lawyer Digitally signed by GOPAL SINGH Date: 2025.04.07 20:03:32 +0530 2 Hon’ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 11/03/2025 1. By the instant petition, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs: “10.1 This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to directed the respondent authorities to call service and pension records pertaining to the instant matter. 10.2 This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue direction to the respondent authority for forthwith pay Rs. 1,15,367/- 'GPF' to petitioner. 10.3 This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to grant 'interest' of (applicable rate of 12%) on Rs. 1,15,367/-. 10.4 That, any other relief(s), which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper together with cost of the petition.” 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the instant matter pertains to entitlement of the GPF (General Provident Fund) amount and the calculation thereof. He prays that this matter may be referred to the High Power Pension Redressal Committee to decide the dispute involved in the present case. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the other side opposes the submission made on behalf of the petitioner. 4. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, the matter is referred to the High Power Pension Redressal Committee to decide the dispute. The claim of the petitioner with regard to interest shall also be decided by the said committee strictly in accordance with law. The committee 3 is directed to decide the dispute after affording due opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and other interested parties. 5. The office of Advocate General is also directed to supply one copy of this petition along with necessary documents to the said committee. 6. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) JUDGE Gopal Singh