1 2025:CGHC:16863 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2447 of 2025 1 - Anil Sharma S/o Shri D. L. Sharma Aged About 67 Years Occupation - Service (Retired From The Post Of Incharge Chief Municipal Officer - Original Post Administrative Officer, Special Area Development Authority, Chirmiri), Abhanpur, District - Raipur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through - The Secretary, Urban Administration And Development Department , Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Police Station - Rakhi, District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Director Urban Administration And Development Directorate, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Police Station - Rakhi, District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Commissioner Municipal Corporation Chirmiri , District Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (C.G.) 4 - The Chief Municipal Officer Nagar Panchayat Abhanpur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 5 - The Joint Director Urban Administration And Development, Third Floor, R.D.A. Building, Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 6 - The Deputy Director (Pension) Urban Administration And Development Department, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Police Station - Rakhi, District - Raipur (C.G.) 7 - Office Of The Accountant General Zero Point, Vidhansabha Road, AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2025.04.16 17:41:44 +0530 2 Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 8 - The Joint Director (Treasury Account And Pension) Zero Point, Vidhansabha Road, Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) :Mr. P.K. Patel, Advocate For Respondent(s)/State :Mr. S.S. Choubey, Panel Lawyer For Respondent No.3 :Dr. Sudeep Agrawal, Advocate For Respondent No.7 :Mr. Ashwani Shukla, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 11/04/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner, who is retired Administrative Officer of the Municipal Corporation, Chirmiri seeking a limited direction towards the respondent No.2 to release the undisputed retiral dues of the petitioner as the petitioner has retired on 30/04/2020 as the entire retiral dues has ben with held on the ground that some judicial proceeding is pending against the petitioner. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the entire retiral dues i.e. leave encashment, gratuity cannot be with held on the ground of pendency of judicial proceedings, hence, the respondents be directed to consider the representation submitted by the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for the State/respondents submit that if the representation claiming the retiral dues of the petitioner is pending before the respondent No.2, the same shall be considered in accordance with law within a stipulated period. 3 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties, perused the pleadings and documents. 5. Looking to the fact that the petitioner has been retired from the service in the year 2020, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.2 to decide the representation filed by the petitioner within a period of forty days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Amardeep