1 / 3 2025:CGHC:12482 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1770 of 2025 1 - Shankar Lal Paikra S/o Anand Ram Paikra Aged About 63 Years R/o Ward No. 08, Shyam Nagar, Village And Post Hataud, Tahsil Balodabazar, District- Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Narbadiya Yadav W/o Late Shri Chand Yadav Aged About 51 Years R/o Village- Chhuiya, Post And Tahsil Balodabazar, District- Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) 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, Atal Nagar Nava Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Chief Engineer Godawari Kachhar, Water Resources Department Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 / 3 5 - Executive Engineer Vidyut / Yantriki Light Machinery Nalkup Gate Division Water Resources, Raipur District-Raipur Chhattisgarh. 6 - Executive Engineer Water Resources Department Division Kasdol, District- Balodabazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. K. P. Sahu, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Poorva Tiwari, Panel Lawyer (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, 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 3 / 3 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