1 / 3 2025:CGHC:12479 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1756 of 2025 1 - Mayaram Bareth S/o Late Tirithram Bareth Aged About 62 Years R/o Bhatapara Kurda Tahsil Champa, District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh. (Retired Employee Claiming Leave Encashment For Himselt) 2 - Smt. Rukmani Kewat W/o Late Bhogdev Aged About 62 Years R/o Barpali, Bhaisma, District Korba Chhattisgarh. (Retired Employee Claiming Leave Encashment For Herself) 3 - Smt. Urmila Bai Nai W/o Late Pooran Lal Aged About 62 Years R/o Barpali, Bhaisma, District Korba Chhattisgarh. (Retired Employee Claiming Leave Encashment For Herself) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Water Resource, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - The Secretary Department Of General Administration, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 3 - The Secretary Department Of Finance, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 / 3 4 - Engineer In Chief Water Resource Department, Shivnath Bhawan, Sector - 19, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 5 - Chief Engineer Hasdeo Kachhar, Water Resource Department, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 6 - Superintendent Engineer Water Resource Circle, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 7 - Executive Engineer Water Resource Division, Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Avinash Singh, 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, wherein similar claim of the Petitioner therein has been allowed. The said decision also stands affirmed by the Division Bench in 3 / 3 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