1 / 4 2026:CGHC:5738 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 796 of 2026 Smt. Swati Lakra W/o Late Shri Satyaprakash Lakra Aged About 55 Years R/o Railway Colony, Ward No. 2, Balod, P.S. City Kotwali, Tahsil And Distt. Balod, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, P.S. And Post Rakhi, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Commissioner Department Of Land Record, O/o Commissioner, Indrawati Bhawan, 1st Floor, Block No. 2, P.S. And Post Rakhi, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Senior Accountant General Lekha And Hakdari, O/o Senior Accountant General, Zero Point, Baloda Bazar Road, Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Senior Account Officer O/o Senior Accountant General, Zero Point, Baloda Bazar Road, Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Collector (Land Record Branch) O/o Collector (Land Record Branch), Jagdalpur, Distt. Bastar, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Collector (Land Record Branch) O/o Collector (Land Record Branch), Balod, Distt. Balod, Chhattisgarh. ALFIZA BAIG Digitally signed by ALFIZA BAIG Date: 2026.02.04 10:51:36 +0530 2 / 4 7 - Deputy Collector O/o Collector (Land Record Branch), Balod, Distt. Balod, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents For petitioner : Mr. Abhishek Pandey, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Kalpesh Ruparel, Panel lawyer For Respondent no. 3 & 4 : Mr. Ashwani Shukla, Advocate S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 02.02.2026 1. Petitioner has filed this writ petition, seeking following reliefs:- “1. That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to produce all the relevant records related to the case of the petitioner before this Hon’ble High Court. 2. That, the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent no. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 in coordination with each other take an appropriate decision on the claim of the petitioner so far as release of General Provident Fund (GPF) after verification of temporary advance bill, voucher, withdrawal dates, details of withdrawal. 3. That this Hon’ble Court may further be pleased to direct respondents to give suitable compensation to petitioners for the mental trauma and agony, harassment and hardships suffered by them as also cost of the litigation.” 2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that husband of petitioner while working on the post of Assistant Grade-III in the office of Collector, Land Records, Balod died in harness on 06.03.2024. Petitioner was not paid entire amount of GPF deposited in account of her late husband. Referring to Annexure P-4 it is argued that the Collector, Balod has written letter to Collector, Bastar for sending the relevant 3 / 4 documents/details for submitting final claim of payment of GPF before the office of Accountant General, however, till date the Collector, Land Record, Bastar has not forwarded such documents. 3. Mr. Ashwani Shukla, learned counsel for respondent no. 3 and 4 would submit that the respondent-State officials have not forwarded the final payment proposal with regard to GPF account of husband of petitioner and therefore, final payment has not been made. 4. Learned counsel for State submits that he may be granted short time to seek instructions in this matter. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties. 6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case in particular submission of counsel for the petitioner based on the letter issued by Collector, Land Record, Balod to Collector, Land Record, Bastar that the final proposal is not being forwarded due to awaiting entire records of service of the husband of petitioner, I am of the view that the matter could be settled by Department after receipt of records. 7. Accordingly, this writ petition at this stage disposed of directing respondent n. 5 to 7 to consider and decide the claim of petitioner and to forward the relevant document in the nature of final payment proposal in coordination with each other within a period of three months from the date of receipt of order to the office of respondent no. 3. 8. After receiving the documents, concerned authority shall forward the final payment proposal to the office of Respondent no. 3 and 4 without any further delay and in the event the respondent no. 3 and 4 receives the final proposal payment, it shall be acted upon in accordance with 4 / 4 law, expeditiously, preferably within further period of one month from that date. 9. With the aforesaid direction, this writ petition is disposed of. Certified copy as per rules. sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Alfiza