1 2025:CGHC:12513 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1782 of 2025 1 - Hemrai Sahu S/o Late Latel Sahu Aged About 63 Years Retired Nalkoop Chalak Posted At OfÏce Of S.D.O. (E And M) Light Machinery And Gate Sub Division Durg Water Resources Department, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 2 - Smt. Punita Bai Kanwar W/o Late Mohan Lal Chandravanshi Aged About 55 Years R/o Village Rengakathera Post Paragaonkhurd Tahsil And District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh Husband Of Petitioner Was Retired Nalkoop Chalak Posted At OfÏce Of S.D.O. (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Durg Water Resources Department, District Durg Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Water Resources Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur District Raipur SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2025.03.18 17:45:49 +0530 2 Chhattisgarh. 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resources, Department, Sihawa Bhawan New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 3 - Chief Engineer Mahanadi Godavari Kachhar Department Of Water Resources Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 4 - Executive Engineer (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate, Division Durg, Water Resources Department, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 5 - Joint Director Pension And Account Treasury Department Durg Division District Durg Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Nilu Kumari Singh, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Mr. S.S. Choubey, Panel Lawyer. 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 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. 3 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