2) Mr. Gupta, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that while the wife of the petitioner namely, Aasbati, was working as a daily-wage employee under the Respondent Department since 198586 but her services along with other 47 employees were terminated by the department. He would further submit that against the order of termination, they raised a dispute before the learned Labour Court under Section 31(3) read with Section 61 of the Chhattisgarh Industrial Relations Act, 1960, which was allowed in favour of the Labourers vide order dated 23.01.1999. He would contend that thereafter, an appeal was preferred by the State authorities before the State Industrial Court and it was dismissed vide order dated 09.04.2012. A review petition was also filed before the State Industrial Court and it was also dismissed vide order dated 20.09.2012. He would further contend that Smt. Aasbati approached the High Court of Chhattisgarh by filing WPS No.4311 of 2013 claiming therein regularization and vide order dated 05.02.2018, a direction was issued to the respondent authorities to consider her claim. It is submitted by Mr. Gupta that the services of wife of the petitioner were regularized by the department vide order dated 22.02.2021 and she joined services on 01.03.2021 but she succumbed to death on account of Covid-19 on 02.04.2021. Mr. Gupta would submit that till date, the respondent authorities have not finalized claim of retiral dues despite repeated representations. He
