2026:CGHC:10500 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3768 of 2024

1 - Meera Verma Wd/o Late Girja Shankar Verma, Aged About 75 Years (Retired Principal, J.L.N. College Sakti), R/o C/o S.C. Shrivastava, B.D. Mahant Up Nagar, Ward No.7, Janjgir, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.)

... Petitioner Versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Higher Education, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.)

2 - Secretary, State Of Chhattisgarh, General Administration Department (Pension Committee), Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.)

3 - Director, Directorate Of Higher Education, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.)

4 - Principal, J.L.N. College Sakti, District Sakti (C.G.)

5 - Director, Treasury, Pension And Account, Raipur, District Raipur, (C.G.)

6 - Office Of The Accountant General Zero Point, Vidhansabha Road, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.)

... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Sushobhit Singh, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Rishab Bisen, Panel Lawyer For Respondent No. 4 : Mr. Hemant Gupta, Advocate For Respondent No. 6 : Mr. Rajkumar Gupta, Advocate SB: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge

ORDER ON BOARD

18/02 /2026

1. Petitioner is widow of late Girija Shankar Verma who was Principal of J.L.N. College, Sakti, District – Sakti. Husband of the petitioner stood retired from his service, upon attaining the age of superannuation on 30.11.2009, however, her husband was not paid his retiral dues including the amount of GPF, GIS, leave encashment, gratuity and pension. Husband of the petitioner filed writ petition bearing WP (S) No. 4177/2012 which was disposed of on 19.09.2012 and the matter was referred for adjudication by the Committee of the Respondent No. 2. The Committee adjudicated upon the order and passed the impugned order dated 25.07.2014 (Annexure P/1) and thereafter, a complaint was also lodged in the concerned police station, based upon which, offence bearing Crime No. 275/2014 was registered for alleged commission of offence under Section 409 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Husband of the petitioner thereafter died on 03.08.2015, but even then, death-cum-retiral dues of her late husband or the family pension is not disbursed. Raising the aforementioned grievance, petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking following relief(s):-

“10.1 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue appropriate writ/order/direction and quash the impugned order dated 15.07.2014 (Annexure P/1) .

10.2 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to provide all the retiral benefit to the petitioner in relation to the husband of petitioner including the General Provident Fund (GPF), GIS, Gratuity, Leave Encashment with interest @ 12% from the date when it was due till the date of actual payment.

10.3 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue appropriate writ/order/direction as to direct the respondent authorities to release/fix the full

pension of the petitioner along with arrears of

pension from the date when it was due till actual

payment of pension. The Hon’ble Court may further

direct for fixation of pension along with all the

consequential benefits.

10.4 That, the Hon'ble Court be further pleased to grant such other relief(s) as may be deemed fit and proper in the interest of justice and fair play.”

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner stood retired while working on the post of Principal on 30.11.2009; till his retirement, no departmental enquiry was pending nor any charge-sheet has been issued. The Respondents orally have withheld the entire retiral dues without any order in this regard and therefore, writ petition was filed by her husband. When this Court passed an order directing the Respondent No. 2 to constitute a Committee for considering the grievance of the husband of petitioner, an order dated 25.07.2014 (Annexure P/1) was passed that