Purushottam Narayan Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3563 of 2021 ====================================================== Purushottam Narayan Singh Son of Sachchidanand Singh Resident of Village and P.O. Pauthu, Police Station- Barun, District- Aurangabad, at present resident of Road No. 02 Satyendra Nagar, Police Station- Town, DistrictAurangabad. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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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.
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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.
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The Project Director, Champaran Forest Project, Circle, Patna Patna ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Brij Kishor Mishra, Adv.
For the Respondent/s :
Mr. Ashok Kumar Pathak, AC to GP-21 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 08-04-2021 The present petition has been taken up for consideration through the mode of Video conferencing in view of the prevailing situation on account of COVID 19 Pandemic, requiring social distancing.
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Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the State.
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The present writ petition has been filed for directing the respondent authorities to pay the
Patna High Court CWJC No.3563 of 2021(2) dt.08-04-2021 2/3 amount of leave encashment for 300 days to the petitioner herein, who has retired on 31.08.2019, while serving as Assistant in the Bihar State Forest Development Corporation Limited.
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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 directed to redress the grievances of the petitioner and make payment of the leave encashment amount.
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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 four weeks from today, whereupon the Respondent No. 3 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. 3
Patna High Court CWJC No.3563 of 2021(2) dt.08-04-2021 3/3 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 thereupon.
(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Ajay/- U