1 2025:CGHC:12515 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1787 of 2025 1 - Smt. Jethiya Kosariya W/o Late Bhagwan Das Kosariya, Aged About 43 Years R/o Village And Post Purani Basti, Solha Talab, Ward No. 06, Balodabazar, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) 2 - Jawahar Lal Sirmor S/o Ramprasad Sirmor Aged About 71 Years R/o Ward No. 19, Gas Godown Sanjay Colony, Balodabazar, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) 3 - Munni Bai W/o Late Shri Gendram Yadav Aged About 59 Years R/o House No. 33, Village Padabhant, Post Kanki, Tahsil Kharora, Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Lokesh Gandharv S/o Late Kishanlal Aged About 41 Years R/o Ward No. 14, Pairi Nagar, Majarkatta, Post And Tahsil Gariyaband, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2025.03.18 17:45:50 +0530 2 versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Water Resources, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Joint Director, Treasury Accounts And Pension, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Engineer-In Chief, Water Resources Department, Sector-19, Indravati Bhawan, Nava Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Chief Engineer, Mahanadi Pariyojna Water Resources Department, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer, Water Management Division-02, Balodabazar District- Balodabazar- Bhatapara (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. K.P. Sahu, Advocate. For Respondents/State : Ms. Shailja Shuikla, Dy. Govt. Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 17.03.2025 1. The limited relief that the Petitioner seeks for in the present Writ Petition is for an appropriate direction to the Respondents for 3 considering the claim of the Petitioner 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 claim in the light of the recent decision of this 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 all similarly placed person in the light of the aforesaid decision of this 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 Shoaib