1 / 3 2025:CGHC:12965 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1856 of 2025 1 - Dwarika Prasad Tiwari S/o Shri Bhulau Prasad Tiwari Aged About 64 Years R/o Ward No. 12, Bairagpara, Pandariya, District Kabirdham (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Agriculture Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 – Director, Directorate Of Agriculture, Indravati Bhawan, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Accountant General (A & E) Office Of The Accountant General, Zero Point, Balodabazar Road, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Sub Divisional Officer (Agriculture) Kawardha, District Kabirdham (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. C. Jayant K. Rao, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Akhilesh Kumar, Govt. Advocate For Respondent No.3 : Mr. Raj Kumar Gupta, Advocate 2 / 3 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 19/03/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner who was working as Agriculture Development Extension Officer and retired from the said post after attaining the age of superannuation, seeking a direction towards the respondent authorities to settle the final GPF amount in accordance with the deductions which have already made from the petitioner alongwith interest @ 18% per annum. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that after considering the representation dated 23/02/2024 (Annexure P/3) made by the petitioner to the SDO (Agriculture), District Kabirdham, the SDO has already recommended the Accountant General (A & E), Office of Accountant General, Raipur to settle the GPF amount as per the deductions made from the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents would submit that for redressal of any grievance regarding retiral dues of a retired employee, the State Government has constituted a High Power Pension Redressal Committee and the representatives of the Accountant General are also member therein, therefore, it will be appropriate to refer the present matter to the said Committee, further the Committee shall decide the same in accordance with law and by examining the recommendation made by the SDO (Agriculture). 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties, perused the documents as well as the recommendation letter dated 3 / 3 16/08/2023 made by the SDO (Agriculture). 5. Taking into consideration the fact that the grievance raised by the petitioner with regard to the settlement of GPF amount in accordance with the deductions made from the petitioner and the said amount has not been settled till date, the petitioner is directed to supply a copy of the writ petition to the Office of Advocate General and it is directed that the Office of Advocate General send the said writ petition to the High Power Pension Redressal Committee within a period of 15 days. In turn, the Committee shall, by intimating the same to the Office of Accountant General as well as the concerned Department including the petitioner, decide the grievance raised by the petitioner in accordance with law by giving opportunity of hearing to all the parties within a further period of 60 days. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar