1 2025:CGHC:9344 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1393 of 2025 1 - Suruj Kunvar Porte Wd/o Lt. Sadan Singh Porte (Employee In Respondent Department) Aged About 62 Years R/o Ward No. 03, Sadak Mohalla, Gram And Post- Andi, District- Gpm (C.G.) 2 - R.S. Rathore S/o Lt. Rathore Aged About 84 Years R/o Village Bacharwar, Nawapara, Pendra District- Gpm (C.G.) Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Water Resources, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, Distt.- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer-In-Chief Water Resource Department, Shivnath Bhawan, Sector 19, Naya Raipur, Distt- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Water Resource Department, Bilaspur, Distt- Bilaspur (C.G.) - Executive Engineer Water Resource Department, Division Marwahi, Distt- Gpm (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer Water Resource Department, Division Pendra Road, Distt- Gpm (C.G.) 6 - Divisional Joint Director Fund Account And Pension, Bilaspur Division, Distt- Bilaspur (C.G.) Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Ankita Shukla, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Ms. Nupur Trivedi, PL RAHUL JHA Digitally signed by RAHUL JHA Date: 2025.02.25 10:26:40 +0530 2 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 24/02/2025 1. The limited relief which the Petitioners seeks for in the present Writ Petition is for an appropriate direction to the Respondent authority to consider their claim for grant of leave encashment in terms of the provisions of the Chhattisgarh Work-Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977. 2. According to the Petitioners, they have made their claim in the light of the recent decision of this High Court rendered in W.P.(S) No.3870/2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others) decided on 30.9.2022, wherein similar claim of the Petitioner therein has been allowed. The said decision also stands affirmed by the Division Bench in W.A. No.119/2023, decided on 20.6.2023. 3. Given the said facts, the present Writ Petition is disposed of at this juncture, directing the Respondent Authorities to immediately process the claim of the petitioners in the light of the aforesaid decision of this High Court on the same subject-matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of copy of this Order. 4. With aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE Rahul