ORDER :

1. The writ petitioner while working as Assistant Food Inspector [who died during pendency of this writ petition] was placed under suspension on 10.3.1995 on registration of criminal case for offences punishable under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (hereinafter called as 'PC Act') and ultimately, he was convicted by the jurisdictional criminal Court for the aforesaid offences on 29.6.1996. In the meanwhile, the State Government on 5.11.1998 in exercise of power under Rule 19(i) of the Chhattisgarh Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1966 (hereinafter called as 'the Rules of 1966') inflicted the petitioner with major penalty of dismissal from service under Rule 10 (ix) of the Rules of 1966. On an appeal being preferred before this Court, the petitioner was acquitted by this Court vide its judgment dated 18.7.2006 passed in Criminal Appeal No.1094/1996. It is the case of the petitioner that upon honourable acquittal from criminal charges he was superannuated from service w.e.f. 31.1.2003 and he was given all service benefits like pension, gratuity, leave encashment etc., except salary from 1.11.1994 i