1 / 4 2025:CGHC:13220 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1881 of 2025 1 Buddhu Ram S/o Bhukhan Ram Aged About 66 Years Retired Chowkidar, Posted At Office Of S.D.O. (E. And M.), Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Ambikapur Water Resources Department District- Surguja (C.G.), R/o Village- Chagro, Post- Dipadih, P.S. And Tahsil- Shankargarh, District- Surguja (C.G.) 2 Patel Sai S/o Late Pokla Ram Aged About 68 Years Retired Chowkidar, Posted At Office Of S.D.O. (E. And M.), Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Ambikapur Water Resources Department District- Surguja (C.G.), R/o Village- Belkona, Post- Sihar, P.S. And Tahsil- Shankargarh, District- Surguja (C.G.) 3 Sanohar Ram S/o Jayroop Aged About 65 Years Retired Chowkidar, Posted At Office Of S.D.O. (E. And M.), Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Ambikapur Water Resources Department District- Surguja (C.G.), R/o Village- Turna, Post- Darima, Tahsil- Lakhanpur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 4 Smt. Mina Bai Dhobi W/o Ramadhar Rajak Aged About 63 Years Retired Labour, Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Hasdev Barrage Jal Prabandh Sub Division Darri/ Korba Water Resources Department, District- Korba (C.G.), R/o Irrigation Colony, Rampur/ Korba, Tahsil And District- Korba (C.G.) 2 / 4 5 Smt. Shivmani Rajwade W/o Late Rajuram Rajwade Aged About 56 Years R/o Village- Dwarikanagar, Post- Latori, Tahsil And District- Surajpur (C.G.), Husband Of Petitioner Was Retired Chowkidar, Posted At Office Of S.D.O. (E. And M.), Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Ambikapur Water Resources Department District- Surguja (C.G.) 6 Smt. Rambha Bai Sahu W/o Late Dilharan Sahu Aged About 58 Years R/o Village- Avrid, Post- Semra, Tahsil- Navagarh, District- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.), Husband Of Petitioner Was Retired Truck Helper, Posted At Office Of Executive Engineer, Hasdev Barrage Jal Prabandh Division Rampur/ Korba Water Resources Department, District- Korba (C.G.) 7 Smt. Savitri Bai W/o Late Bhagat Ram Aged About 59 Years R/o Old Irrigation Colony, Janjgir, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.), Husband Of Petitioner Was Retired Helper, Posted At Office Of S.D.O. (E. And M.), Sub Division No.-02, Navagarh Water Resources Department, District- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) 8 Smt. Kanti Yadav W/o Late Motiram Yadav Aged About 57 Years R/o Arpa Colony, Ward No.-14, Ramnagar, Kota, Post- Kota, District- Bilaspur (C.G.), Husband Of Petitioner Was Retired Chowkidar, Posted At Office Of Executive Engineer Jal Sansadhan Division Kota, Water Resources Department District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Secretary, Department Of Water Resources, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department, Shivnath Bhawan, New Raipur, Atal Nagar, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 / 4 3 Chief Engineer Hasdeo Ganga Kachhar, Department Of Water Resources Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 4 Chief Engineer Hasdeo Bango Project Bilaspur, Department Of Water Resources Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 Chief Engineer Hasdev Kachhar Bilaspur, Department Of Water Resources, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 6 Executive Engineer Jal Sansadhan Division Baikunthpur Water Resources Department, District- Koriya (C.G.) 7 Executive Engineer Hasdev Barrage Jal Prabandh Division Rampur/ Korba Water Resources Department, District- Korba (C.G.) 8 Executive Engineer (E. And M.) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Sakri Water Resources Department District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 9 Executive Engineer Jal Sansadhan Division Kota, Water Resources Department District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 10 Joint Director Pension And Account Treasury Department, Bilaspur Division, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 11 Joint Director Pension And Account Treasury Department, Ambikapur (Surguja) Divison, District- Surguja (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Ms. Nilu Kumari Singh, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Shri Akhilesh Kumar, G.A. 4 / 4 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 20/03/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities for considering the claims 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 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 Jyoti