Dr. Shailja Thakur v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Dr. Shailja Thakur v. State of Chhattisgarh, WPS No. 1402 of 2025, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, Bibhu Datta Guru, J., 09/04/2025 (NAFR). Keywords: retiral dues; pension; gratuity; leave encashment; superannuation retirement on 31/07/2022; non-release of retiral dues; delayed payment; interest on delayed payment of retiral dues; direction to release retiral dues within 4 months; writ petition disposed of; Department of Higher Education, Government of Chhattisgarh; Directorate of Higher Education, Naya Raipur; Government Gramya Bharti College, Hardibazar, District Korba.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondents' authorities to release the petitioner's retiral dues within a period of 4 months; liberty to the petitioner to approach the appropriate authority claiming interest on the delayed payment of retiral dues.