1 / 3 2025:CGHC:14972 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2086 of 2025 1 Chhabilal Gond S/o Tihuram Aged About 65 Years Retired Labour From Office Of Executive Engineer, Public Works Department (H/m), Kondagaon, R/o Village- Garanjidih, Post- Vishrampuri, Distt. Kondagaon, (C.G.) 2 Tilaknath Rawat S/o Loknath Rawat Aged About 65 Years Retired Labour From Office Of Executive Engineer, Public Works Department (H/m), Kondagaon, R/o Village- Banakbhata Arandi, Tahsil- Keshkal, Distt. Kondagaon, (C.G.) 3 Ram Singh Netam S/o Chandan Singh Netam Aged About 67 Years Retired Labour From Office Of Executive Engineer, Public Works Department (H/m), Kondagaon, R/o Village And Post- Pipra, Tahsil- Keshkal, Distt.- Kondagaon, (C.G.) 4 Ramnath Netam S/o Faganuram Netam Aged About 67 Years Retired Labour From Office Of Executive Engineer, Public Works Department (H/m), Kondagaon, R/o Village And Post- Pipra, Tahsil- Keshkal, Distt. Kondagaon (C.G.) 5 Jailal S/o Lularam Aged About 64 Years Retired Labour From Office Of Executive Engineer, Public Works Department (H/m), Kondagaon, R/o Village And Post- Pipra, Tahsil - Keshkal, Distt. Kondagaon, (C.G.) JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2025.03.28 14:54:19 +0530 2 / 3 6 Mangal Ram S/o Lachhan Ram Aged About 67 Years Retired Labour From Office Of Executive Engineer, Public Works Department (H/m), Kondagaon, R/o Village Pendrawand, Tahsil - Vishrampuri, Distt. Kondagaon (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 Engineer In Chief Public Works Department, Shivnath Mandal, North Block, Sector 19, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 Chief Engineer Public Works Department Bastar Circle, Jagdalpur, District- Bastar (C.G.) 4 Superintendent Engineer Public Works, Mandal- Kanker, District - Uttar Bastar- Kanker (C.G.) 5 Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Heavy Machinery Division Kondagaon, District - Kondagaon (C.G.) 6 Joint Director Pension And Account, Treasury Department, Jagdalpur, District- Bastar (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Shri Swapnil Keshari, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Poorva Tiwari, P.L. 3 / 3 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 28/03/2025 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