1 / 3 2025:CGHC:12478 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1753 of 2025 1 - Phulabasan Bai Yadav W/o Bhagat Ram Yadav Aged About 71 Years Retired (Water Women) From The Office Of Executive Engineer, E/ M, Heavy Machinery Division, Water Resource Department, Raipur, R/o Santoshi Nagar, Durga Para, Near Durga Mandir, Dharsiwa, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Triveni Bai Wd/o Late Shiv Lal Sahu Aged About 62 Years Widow Of Retired Employee Late Shiv Lal Sahu (Skilled Assistant) From The Office Of Executive Engineer, E/ M, Heavy Machinery Division, Water Resource Department, Raipur, R/o House No. 380, Village Jheet, Patan, District Durg, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Ishavari Gval Wd/o Mahendra Singh Aged About 43 Years Widow Of Retired Employee Late Mahendra Singh (Operator Grade- 2) From The Office Of Executive Engineer, E/ M, Heavy Machinery Division, Water Resource Department, Raipur, R/o House No. 39, Sagon Bangla, Katora Talab, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, General Administration Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Tahsil And District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Pin- 492002 2 / 3 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Tahsil And District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Pin- 492002 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Finance Department, Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Tahsil And District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Pin- 492002 4 - Engineer-In-Chief Water Resource Department, Sector- 19, Shivnath Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Executive Engineer E & M Heavy Machinery Division, Raipur, Sihava Bhawan, Civil Line, Main Road, Near Civil Line Police Station, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Vaibhav P. Shukla, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Ajit Singh, Govt. Advocate (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 17/03/2025 1. The limited relief that the Petitioners are seeking in the present Writ Petition is for an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities for considering the claim of the Petitioners 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 respective claims in the light of the recent decision passed by this Court rendered in W.P.(S) No.3870/2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others) decided on 30.9.2022, 3 / 3 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 claims of all similarly placed persons herein in the light of the aforesaid decision passed by this Court on the same subject-matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. 4. With the aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar