1 / 3 2025:CGHC:14683 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1997 of 2025 1 - Gulab Singh Paikra S/o Late Rambgas Paikra Aged About 67 Years Retired Chowkidar Posted At Office Of S.D.O. (E And M) Public Work Department Sub Division Bilaspur District Bilaspur (C.G.) R/o Village Sasaha Tahsil Pamgarh District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) 2 - Arvind Dabhedker S/o Late Vishwanath Dabhedker Aged About 75 Years Retired Vidhyut Sahayak Posted At Office Of S.D.O. (E And M) Public Work Department, High Court Sub Division Bilaspur District Bilaspur (C.G.) R/o Jabdapara New Sarkanda P.S. Sarkanda District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Works Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief, Public Works Department, Sihawa Bhawan New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer, Public Works Department, Bilaspur Range District- Bilaspur (C.G.) SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.03.28 10:47:22 +0530 2 / 3 4 - Executive Engineer (E & M), Public Works Department Bilaspur Division District Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - Joint Director, Pension, Account & Treasury Department, Bilaspur Division, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. F. S. Khare, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Suyashdhar Badgaiya, Dy. Govt. Advocate (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 27/03/2025 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 3 / 3 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