1 2025:CGHC:12524 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1803 of 2025 1 - Rajendra Prasad Kanwar S/o Late Pusauram Kanwar Aged About 62 Years R/o Irrigation Colony, Darri, Ward No. 43, Post Jamnipali, District Korba Chhattisgarh. (Retired Employee Claiming Leave Encashment For Himsef) 2 - Mannu Lal Kaiwart S/o Chandrabhan Aged About 62 Years R/o Barrage Colony, Darri Post - Jamnipali, Korba, District Korba Chhattisgarh. (Retired Employee Claiming Leave Encashment For Himsef) ... 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. 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 - Chief Engineer Minimata Hasdeo Bango Project, Bilaspur, District AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2025.03.19 17:40:16 +0530 2 Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 7 - Superintendent Engineer E / M, Water Resource Circle, Sakri, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 8 - Superintendent Engineer Hasdeo Project Circle, Rampur / Korba Chhattisgarh. 9 - Executive Engineer E / M, Minimata Bango Division, Machadoli, Hq Katghora, District Korba Chhattisgarh. 10 - Executive Engineer Hasdeo Barrage, Water Management Division, Rampur / Korba Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Avinash Singh, Advocate. For Respondents/State : Mr. S.P. Kale, A.A.G. Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 17/03/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking for issuance of 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. 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. 3 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 Amardeep