Smt. Charu Smita Verma v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 2948 of 2017 Smt. Charu Smita Verma S/o S/o Shri Prem Shankar, Aged About 55 Years Working As Professor ( Economic Department ) At Govt. Post Graduate College, Balod, District Balod Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Higher Education, Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh )

2. The Commissioner, Directorate Of Higher Education, Indrawati Bhawan, New Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

3. The Principal, Government Of Post Graduate College Balod, District Balod Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondents For Petitioner : Shri Sushil Dubey, Advocate For State :

Shri S.P. Kale, Dy.A.G.

S.B. Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 03/10/2017 Heard.

1. Though return has not been filed, learned counsel for the State submits that the petitioner's claim for grant of medical leave has been forwarded to the Commissioner, Higher Education on 3rd July 2017 by the Principal of the College where the petitioner remained posted. He submits that as the application has already been forwarded way back on 3rd July 2017, the Commissioner would be deciding the matter at the earliest, preferably within a period of 2 weeks.

2. In view of the statement so made, I am inclined to dispose off the matter at this stage with a direction to respondent No.2/Commissioner to decide petitioner's application for medical leave and consequent payment of salary

-2within a period of 2 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

3. The petition is accordingly disposed off.

Sd/----/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Praveen