1 / 3 2025:CGHC:14194 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1978 of 2025 1 - Somaru Baghel S/o Late Shri Dashru Baghel Aged About 66 Years R/o H.No. 07, Neganar Post Darbha District - Bastar Chhattisgarh 2 - Fetlu S/o Late Shri Dasmu Mourya Aged About 64 Years R/o Lendra Permapara Post Neganar Tahsil Darbha District - Bastar (C.G.) 3 - Jhitku Ram S/o Late Shri Chandar Singh Aged About 68 Years R/o Kamanar Khaspara Post Neganar Tahsil Darbha District - Bastar (C.G.) 4 - Bavadu Ram S/o Late Shri Bhimsen Aged About 64 Years R/o Village Mangalpur Tirathgarh Post And Tahsil Darbha District - Bastar (C.G.) 5 - Aaytu Ram Mourya S/o Late Shri Mosu Mourya Aged About 67 Years R/o Kondapara Koypal Post Tokapal District Bastar (C.G.) 6 - Antu Mourya S/o Late Shri Aaytu Ram Mourya Aged About 64 Years R/o Village Koynar Post Koynar Tahsil Jagdalpur District - Bastar (C.G.) 7 - Bulu S/o Late Shri Hirma Aged About 64 Years R/o H.No. 88 Village Dongripara Lendra Post Chingpal Tahsil Darbha District -Bastar (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.03.26 10:52:40 +0530 2 / 3 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Public Works Department Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya Atal Nagar Nava Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief, Pubic Works Department, Nirman Bhawan Atal Nagar Nava Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Superintending Engineer P.W.D. National Highway Circle Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer P.W.D. National Highway Division Sukma District - Sukma (C.G.) 5 – Director, Treasury, Account & Pension, Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Amod Kumar Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Nupur Trivedi, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 25/03/2025 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 3 / 3 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 $. Bhilwar