Ashok Kumar Mukherjee v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2023 of 2021 ====================================================== Ashok Kumar Mukherjee Son of Late Madan Gopal Mukherjee, resident of Village - Balbagh Bangali Colony Ward No. 32 Bettiah, Police StationBettiah Town, District - West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Environment of 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, Officers Flat no. K-5, New Punaichak, Patna - 23.

4.

The Chief Conservator of Forests cum Managing Director, Bihar State Forest Development Corporation Limited, Officers Flat no. K-5, New Punaichak, Patna - 23.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bashishtha Narayan Mishra For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Lalit Kishore (AG) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 25-03-2021 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 30.09.2010, while working as Jeep Driver 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 Forest Development Corporation Limited, Patna, be

Patna High Court CWJC No.2023 of 2021(2) dt.25-03-2021 2/2 directed to redress the grievances of the petitioner and make payment of the leave encashment amount.

Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed off 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) S.Sb/- U