Chetram Yadu (Thethwar) v. State Of Chhattisgarh

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 384 of 2020 Chetram Yadu (Thethwar) S/o Ramgulal Yadav Aged About 67 Years Occupation Retired Peon R/o Kaurin Bhatha, Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Forest Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2. Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest, Aranya Bhawan, Medical College Road, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

3. Chief Conservator Of Forest Durg Circle, Durg, District Durg, Chhattisgarh

4. Divisional Forest Officer Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh.

5. Divisional Joint Director Fund, Accounts And Pension, Division Durg, Chhattisgarh.

6. District Treasury Officer Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh ----Respondents For petitioner- Shri A.K. Patil, Advocate.

For State-Shri Kapil Maini, PL.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order 03/02/2020 1.

The only grievance of the petitioner is that the petitioner though was paid the gratuity of Rs.1,82,769/- by calculating his services from the year 1988 whereas he has worked from 1979. Therefore only prayer is made that as per the communication of the Forest Officer, Durg Range Annexure P-6 dated 30/09/2019 which is addressed to the Forest Officer, Rajnandgaon Forest Range, District Rajnandgaon his gratuity may be considered/calculated.

2.

Considering the communication Annexure P-6 dated 30/09/2019 and the nature of job and the petitioner had already retired, it is written

that the petitioner has worked from 1979 to 1987 whereas his calculation of the gratuity has been made from 1988. The petitioner is given liberty to file a representation alongwith copy of the letter dated 30/09/2019 to the respondent No.3 within a period of three weeks from today. The respondent No.3 after examining the record may pass suitable order on the claim of the petitioner within a further period of 90 days from the date of receipt of the representation.

3.

With such observation, the petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Goutam Bhaduri) JUDGE gouri