1 / 3 2025:CGHC:16341 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2346 of 2025 1 - P.C. Denial S/o P.D. Chacko Aged About 70 Years Retired Conductor From Office Of Executive Engineer, Water Resources Division No. 1, Ambikapur, R/o Darripara, Ambikapur, District- Surguja, (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Leelawati Mandal W/o Late Sahodhar Mandal Aged About 66 Years R/o Balrampur, Subhasnagar, Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.). The Petitioner Is Legal Heirs Of Deceased Sahodhar Mandal, Who Retired From Executive Engineer, Water Resources Division Ambikapur. 3 - Smt. Sushila Gupta W/o Late Madan Prasad Gupta Aged About 55 Years R/o Irrigation Colony, Northan Ring, Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.). The Petitioner Is Legal Heirs Of Deceased Madan Prasad Gupta, Who Retired From Executive Engineer, Barnai Nahar Division Ambikapur. 4 - Smt. Sampati Mahant W/o Late Loknath Singh Aged About 54 Years R/o Das Para, Karji, Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.). The Petitioner Is Legal Heirs Of Deceased Loknath Singh, Who Retired From Executive Engineer, Water Resources Division No. 1, Ambikapur. 5 - Smt. Nanhi Das W/o Late Heera Sai Aged About 65 Years R/o Village- Bhandarpara, Inderpur, Tahsil - Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.). The Petitioner Is Legal Heirs Of Deceased Heera Sai, Who Retired From Executive Engineer, Water Resources Division No. 1, Ambikapur. ... Petitioner(s) SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.04.09 11:57:55 +0530 2 / 3 versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief, Public Works Department, Shivnath Mandal, North Block, Sector 19, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer, Public Works Department, Bastar Circle, Jagdalpur, District- Bastar (C.G.) 4 - Superintendent Engineer, Public Works, Mandal-Kanker, District- Uttar Bastar - Kanker (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Heavy Machinery Division Kondagaon, District - Kondagaon (C.G.) 6 - Joint Director, Pension & Account, Treasury Department, Jagdalpur, District - Bastar (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Swapnil Keshari, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Akanksha Verma, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 08/04/2025 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- 3 / 3 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 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