1 2025:CGHC:16800 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1402 of 2025 1 - Dr. Shailja Thakur D/o Late Shitlacharan Singh Thakur Aged About 68 Years R/o Shikashak Nagar, Hardibazar Tah./p.O. Hardibazar, District Korba (C.G.) Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Higher Education, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Commissioner Directorate Of Higher Education, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Principal Government Gramya Bharti College, Hardibazar, Tahsil Hardibazar, District Korba (C.G.) Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Dr. Jitendra Kishore Mehta and Mr. Anand Kumar Kujur, Advocate For State : Mr. Akhilesh Kumar, GA (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 09/04/2025 1. By the present Writ Petition, the Petitioner who has retired after attaining the age of superannuation on 31/07/2022, is seeking a direction towards RAHUL JHA Digitally signed by RAHUL JHA Date: 2025.04.09 18:20:56 +0530 2 the respondents’ authority to release the retiral dues with interest on the delayed payment. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner retired from service on 31/07/2022, on attaining the age of superannuation, however, till date, the retiral dues including the pension, gratuity and leave encashment has not been released in complete. 3. Learned counsel for the State, on instructions, would submit that the retiral dues of the petitioner will be released within a period of 4 months as the process has already been initiated. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties. 5. Having considered the submissions made by the learned counsel for the State that the retiral dues of the petitioner will be released within a period of 4 months, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents’ authorities to release the retiral dues of the petitioner within period of 4 months. However, the petitioner is at liberty to approach before the appropriate authority claiming interest on the delayed payment of retiral dues. 6. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE Rahul