1 2025:CGHC:16101 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2316 of 2025 1 - Sumant Das Tandan S/o Bhukhau Das Tandan Aged About 63 Years R/o House No. 23 Ward 10 Berla Tahsil Berla District - Bemetara (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Department Of General Administration Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya Atal Nagar Nava Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Department Of Schedule Tribe And Schedule Caste Development Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya Atal Nagar Nava Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Department Of Finance Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya Atal Nagar Nava Raipur (Chhattisgarh) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2025.04.07 23:41:36 +0530 2 4 - Commissioner Department Of Schedule Caste And Schedule Tribe Development Indrawati Bhawan Atal Nagar Naya Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 5 - Assistant Commissioner Department Of Chedule Tribe Development Bemetara District - Bemetara (Chhattisgarh) 6 - Divisional Joint Director Treasury Account And Pension Division Durg District - Durg (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri R.K. Gomasta, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Shri Akhilesh Kumar, Govt. Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 07.04.2025 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 Petitioner, he has made his claim in the light of the recent decision of this High 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 3 stands afÏrmed 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 High 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