1 / 3 2025:CGHC:15190 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2133 of 2025 1 - Jayant Ram Sahu S/o Hari Ram Sahu Aged About 66 Years R/o 35, Ward No.-11, Mangdu Kachora, Distt.- Bastar (C.G.), (Add. As Per Adhar Card) 2 - Krishna Lal Yadav S/o Faguva Ram Yadav Aged About 67 Years R/o Mata Danteswari Ward No.-5, Distt.- South Bastar Dantewada (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through - The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, Atal Nagar, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Engineer In Chief, Public Works Department, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Chief Engineer (Administration) Public Works Department, District- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - The Chief Engineer Public Works Department, (Vi/ Ya), Jagdalpur, Distt.- Bastar (C.G.) SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.04.02 11:57:14 +0530 2 / 3 5 - The Superintendent Engineer Public Works Department, (Vi/ Ya), Jagdalpur, Distt.- Bastar (C.G.) 6 - The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, (Vi/ Ya) Division Jagdalpur, Distt.- Bastar (C.G.) 7 - Divisional Joint Director, Treasury Account And Pension Bastar Division, Jagdalpur, Distt.- Bastar (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Vikas A. Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Vinay Pandey, Dy. Advocate General (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 01/04/2025 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 / 3 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