1 2025:CGHC:1699 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 200 of 2025 1 - Punit Ram Netam S/o Lt. Shri Dharam Singh Netam Aged About 71 Years R/o Gram Saraipali, Post Roshgaon, Thana Bashna, Tahsil Saraipali, District Mahasamund (C.G.). 2 - Kunju Ram Yadav S/o Shri Bishal Yadav Aged About 64 Years R/o Gram, Post And Thana Tumgaon, District Mahasamund, C.G. 3 - Shri Narayan Prasad Yadav S/o Shri Dayaram Yadav Aged About 70 Years R/o Gram Lohardih, Post Sorid, Thana Tahsil And District Mahasamund, C.G. 4 - Smt. Jashovantin Sahu W/o Lt. Shri Sukdev Sahu Aged About 53 Years R/o Gram Udela, Post Bhavarpur, Thana Basna, District Mahasamund, C.G. 5 - Smt. Neera Bai Dewangan W/o Lt. Shri Geeta Lal Dewangan, Aged About 53 Years R/o Ward No. 05 Sanjay Nagar, Saraipali, Post, Thana And Tahsil Saraipali, District Mahasamund, C.G. 6 - Smt. Kasiran Bano W/o Lt. Shri Nasir Khan Aged About 64 Years R/o Ward No. 16 Gurughasidas Ward, Mahasamund, District Mahasamund, C.G. ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur (C.G.) GOURI MUDALIAR Digitally signed by GOURI MUDALIAR Date: 2025.01.13 18:38:41 +0530 2 2 - Secretary - Finance Department, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur, C.G. 3 - Divisional Joint Director, Treasury, Accounts And Pension, Raipur Division, Raipur, C.G. 4 - Executive Engineer, Water Resource Department, Shivnath Bhawan, North Block, Sector-19, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur, C.G. 5 - Chief Engineer, E And M Circle, Mahanadi Pariyojana Raipur, C.G. 6 - Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department Mahasamund, District Mahasamund, C.G. ... Respondents For Petitioners :Shri Abdul Moin Khan, Advocate. For Respondents/State :Ms. Nupur Trivedi, PL. Hon’ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 10/01/2025 1. Heard Shri Abdul Moin Khan, learned counsel for the petitioners and Ms. Nupur Trivedi, learned Panel Lawyer appearing for the State/respondents. 2. By filing this writ petition, the petitioners have prayed for following relief(s):- “(i)That, the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent to call for the entire record for kind perusal of the Hon’ble Court. 3 (ii)the Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent to grant the leave encashment amount to the petitioners in the light of the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Court in Faguvaram Patel & Others Vs. State of C.G. in WPS No.3870/2021. (iii)Any other relief or reliefs may also be granted to the petitioner which this Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners No.1 to 3 and husband of petitioners No.4 to 6 are retired employees of the respondent department, who were employees working in Water Resources Department, District Mahasamund. He submits that in the light of judgment passed by this Court in Writ Petition (S) No.3870 of 2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Ors. Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.) and other connected matters decided on 30.09.2022, the petitioners are entitled for leave encashment. 4. Learned State counsel submits that sufficient documents have not been filed by the petitioners and it is also not reflected as to whether the petitioners No.1 to 3 and husband of petitioners No.4 to 6 have completed the minimum period of service to avail the benefit of leave encashment. 5. I have heard learned counsel for parties and perused the documents available in record. 4 6. Be that as it may, without commenting anything on the merits, this writ petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioners to make detailed representation before the concerned respondent/competent authority within the period of ‘30 days’ from the date of receipt of copy of this order with all necessary documents to substantiate their claim. In the event of filing of representation, on due verification, if the petitioners are found to be similarly situated persons, as in the case of Faguvaram Patel (surpa), their claim shall be decided by the respondents in light of judgment of Faguvaram Patel (Supra) expeditiously preferably within the period of ‘90 days’ from the date of submission of the said representation. 7. Accordingly, this writ petition stands disposed of with aforesaid observations and directions. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad ) JUDGE gouri