Hurdanand Panigrahi v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 7658 of 2018 Hurdanand Panigrahi S/o Late Murari Lal Panigrahi, Aged About 64 Years, R/o- Danteshwari Ward No. 20, Near Dinanath Bakery, Jagdalpur, District- Bastar, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, School Education Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Accountant General, Office Of The Accountant General, Chhattisgarh, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. District Treasury Officer, Jagdalpur, District- Bastar, Chhattisgarh

4. Block Education Officer Jagdalpur, Block Jagdalpur, District- Bastar, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri C. Jayant K. Rao, Advocate For Respondents :

Ms. Sunita Jain, P.L. and Shri Ashwani Shukla, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order On Board 26/11/2018 The grievance of the petitioner through the present writ petition is that the respondents after retirement of the petitioner has recovered an amount of Rs.59,892/- on the ground that the GPF account of the Petitioner subsequently on scrutiny was found to be with negative balance. 2.

Contention of the counsel for the petitioner is that the records available with the petitioner show that the said amount recovered by the Department is bad in law and that the petitioner has not made any

withdrawal from his GPF account which could give a negative balance of Rs.59,892/-.

3.

The undisputed fact of the case is that the petitioner retired from service w.e.f 30.11.2016 and an amount of Rs.59,892/- has been recovered from the petitioner on 04.09.2018 showing negative balance of the said amount in his GPF account.

4.

Considering the fact that it is a dispute so far as GPF account is concerned, this Court is of the opinion that no fruitful purpose would be served in keeping the petition pending, rather ends of justice would serve if the petitioner is directed to approach the respondent no. 2 along with all relevant documents in respect of GPF entries available with him. It is further directed that respondent no.4 under whom the petitioner had worked shall also make available all the relevant documents in respect of GPF account of the petitioner including the periodical withdrawals and entries, to respondent no. 2 for proper verification of the records. While doing so, the petitioner would also be taken into confidence and an order be passed thereafter by the Department within a period of 4 months from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

The respondent no.4 is also directed to ensure that all necessary cooperation would be rendered by collecting all necessary documents and records from the concerned authorities and providing the same to respondent no. 2 for proper redressal of the grievance of the petitioner.

5.

With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) JUDGE Khatai