1 2025:CGHC:13955 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1928 of 2025 1 - Jaglal S/o Shri Dhana Ram Aged About 69 Years Retired Jeep-Driver At Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division No.-1, Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.), R/o Shiv Kumar Gali, Phundurdihari, Gandhi Nagar, Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 2 - Brijlal S/o Shri Banthu Ram Aged About 76 Years Retired Driver At Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division No.-1, Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.), R/o Village- Udaipur, Tahsil- Surguja, District- Surguja (C.G.) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Water Resource, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2025.03.25 10:54:03 +0530 2 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resources Deparment, Shivnath Bhawan, New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer (Hasdeo) Ganga Kachhar, Water Resources Deparment, Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Water Resources Division No.-1, Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 5 - Joint Director Treasury Account And Pension, Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Jeet Ram Patel, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Ms. Nupur Trivedi,Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 24.03.2025 1. The limited relief that the Petitioner seeks for in the present Writ Petition is for 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 3 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 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 Shoaib