1 2025:CGHC:13956 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1937 of 2025 1 - Lal Sai S/o Shri Jaymangal Rajvade Aged About 68 Years Retired Gang-Labour, At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, National Highway, Division Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh. R/o Village- Parsapara, Tahsil Ramanuj-Nagar, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Devnath Ram S/o Shri Buddhuram Aged About 67 Years Retired Work-Charge Labour, At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, National Highway, Division Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh, R/o Village- Parsa, Tahsil Surajpur, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Public Works, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2025.03.25 10:54:03 +0530 2 2 - Engineer In Chief, Department Of Public Works, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Chief Engineer, Public Works Department, National Highway Zone Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, National Highway, Division Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Joint Director Treasury, Account And Pension, Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) :Shri Jeet Ram Patel, Advocate. For Respondent(s)/State :Shri Akhilesh Kumar, Govt. Advocate. 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