1 2025:CGHC:17053 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2525 of 2025 1 - Sunder Lal S/o Late Subedar Aged About 63 Years (Retired Lineman), R/o Marmara, Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Urban Administration, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Director Directorate, Urban Administration Department, Indrawati Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Deputy Director Pension, Urban Administration Department, Indrawati Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - Commissioner Municipal Corporation, Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2025.04.16 16:05:49 +0530 2 (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Praveen Dhurandar, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Shri Kanwaljeet Singh Saini, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 15.04.2025 1. By the present Writ Petition, the Petitioner who has retired from the post of Lineman from Municipal Corporation, Durg, is seeking a limited direction towards the Municipal Corporation to release the amount of gratuity as per its memo dated 11/12/2024 (Annexure- P/2). 2. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that vide memo dated 11/12/2024 (Annexure-P/2), the Commissioner has informed to the Petitioner that the gratuity amount of the petitioner i.e. Rs. 2,29,677/- would be paid to him from the month of December, 2024 in installment of Rs. 50,000/- / 30,000/- per month, however, till date only one installment has been released, despite the representation made by the petitioner on 24/02/2025 to the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Durg. 3. On perusal of memo dated 11/12/2024 (Annexure-P/2), it is quite vivid that the Commissioner has informed to the petitioner that the gratuity amount of the petitioner would be paid to him from the month of December, 2024 in installment of Rs. 50,000/- / 30,000/- per month, however, till date only one installment has been released, despite the representation made by the petitioner to the 3 Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Durg on 24/02/2025. 4. Hence, the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Durg is directed to take necessary steps for releasing of the amount of the gratuity in accordance with memo dated 11/12/2024 (Annexure-P/2) within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The petitioner is at liberty to apprize the order of this Court to the Commissioner. 5. With the aforesaid directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Shoaib