Janak Dhari Mahato v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.434 of 2021 ====================================================== Janak Dhari Mahato Son of Jagdev Mahato Resident of Village- Barwat Pasrain, Police Station- Bettiah Muffasil, District- West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Environment and Forest Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Bihar State Forest Development Corporation Limited through its Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Development) cum Managing Director.

3.

The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Development) cum Managing Director, Bihar State Forest Development Corporation Limited, Officer's Flat no. K-5, New Punaichak, Patna- 23.

4.

The Divisional Manager, Minor Forest Product Project, Division, Gaya. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Brij Kishor Mishra For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Sarvesh Kumar Singh, AAG-13 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 23-03-2021 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 retired on 29.02.2016, while working as Forest Guard with the Bihar State Forest Development Corporation Limited.

At the outset, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Respondent No. 3 i.e. the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Development) cum Managing Director, Bihar State

Patna High Court CWJC No.434 of 2021(2) dt.23-03-2021 2/2 Forest Development Corporation Limited, Patna, be directed to redress the grievances of the petitioner and make payment of the leave encashment amount.

Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Respondent No. 3 by filing appropriate representation within a period of two weeks from today, whereupon the Respondent No. 3 shall consider the representation of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders with regard to the payment of the leave encashment amount within a period of four weeks, thereafter and in case, the Respondent No. 3 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 thereafter.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Ajay/- U