Krishna Uraon, v. The State Of Bihar Through The Secretary-Cum-Commissioner,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.445 of 2021 ====================================================== Krishna Uraon, Son of Akal Uraon, Resident of Mohalla-A.N. Path, Boring Road, P.s. -Patliputra, District-Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Environment and Forest Department, Patna, Bihar.

2.

The Chief Conservator of Forest-cum-Managing Director, Bihar State Forest Development Corporation Ltd., Officers Flat No. K-5 and 6, New Punaichak, Patna-23.

3.

The Principal Secretary, Environment Forest and Climate Change, Department Sinchai Bhawan, Secretariat, Patna. 4.

Bihar State Forest Development Corporation Ltd, Officers Flat No. K-5 and 6, New Punaichak, Patna-23.

5.

Champaran Ban Pariyojna Pramandal, Ban Prabhandhak, Bettiah, West Champaran.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Binod Kumar Mishra For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Jai Prakash Sharma (AC to GP 1) For respondent-Corp.

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Mr. R.K. Shukla ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 05-04-2021 1.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned counsel for the State Sri Jai Prakash Sharma as also the learned counsel for the Corporation, Sri R.K. Shukla. 2.

The present writ petition has been filed for directing the respondent authorities to pay the amount of leave encashment for 300 days to the petitioner herein, who has retired on 28.02.2016, while he was serving as Mali in the office of the Ban Chitra Padadhikari, Someshwar Ban Gobardhana, Bettiah.

Patna High Court CWJC No.445 of 2021(2) dt.05-04-2021 2/2 3.

At the outset, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondent no. 2 i.e. the Chief Conservator of Forest-cum-Managing Director, Bihar State Forest Development Corporation Limited, Patna, be directed to redress the grievances of the petitioner and make payment of the leave encashment amount.

4.

Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the respondent no. 2 by filing appropriate representation within a period of four weeks from today, whereupon the respondent no. 2 shall consider the representation of the petitioner in accordance with law and pass appropriate orders with regard to payment of the leave encashment amount within a period of four weeks thereafter and in case, the respondent no. 2 comes to a conclusion that the leave encashment amount is payable to the petitioner, the same shall be paid within a further period of four weeks thereupon.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) rinkee/- U