1 2025:CGHC:13757 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1417 of 2025 1 - Dr. Jitendra Kishor Mehta S/o Late H.P. Mehta Aged About 69 Years R/o Flat No. 2-B-2 Sonal Towers Infront Of Star Children Hospital Near Agrasen Chowk Bilaspur District - Bilaspur (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 Indravati Bhawan Atal Nagar Naya Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Principal Government Gramya Bharit College Hardibazar Tahsil Hardibazar District - Korba (C.G.) Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. A.K. Kujur, Advocate For State : Mrs. Poorva Tiwari, PL (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 22/03/2025 1. By the present Writ Petition, the Petitioner who is a septuagenarian, is seeking a direction towards the respondents’ authority to release the RAHUL JHA Digitally signed by RAHUL JHA Date: 2025.03.22 16:40:26 +0530 2 retiral dues with interest on the delayed payment. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner retired from service on 30/06/2021, 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/ Gowri