1 2025:CGHC:17052 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2517 of 2025 1 - Madho Ram Sahu S/o Kedar Aged About 66 Years (Retired Peon), R/o Opedi, Tahsil Rajnandgaon, District- Rajnandgaon (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Department Of Urban Administration, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director Directorate, Urban Administration Department, Indrawati Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Deputy Director Pension, Urban Administration Department, Indrawati Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Commissioner Municipal Corporation, Durg, District- Durg (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2025.04.16 16:05:50 +0530 2 For Petitioner(s) : Shri Praveen Dhurandar, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Ms. Akanksha Verma, 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 Peon from Municipal Corporation, Durg, is seeking a limited direction towards the Municipal Corporation to release the amount of gratuity as per its memo (Annexure-P/2). 2. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that vide memo (Annexure-P/2), the Commissioner has informed to the Petitioner that the gratuity amount of the petitioner i.e. Rs. 4,00,000/-/- would be paid to him from the month of October, 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 25/02/2025 to the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Durg. 3. On perusal of memo (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 October 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 Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Durg on 25/02/2025. 4. Hence, the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Durg is directed to take necessary steps for releasing of the amount of the gratuity in 3 accordance with memo (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