1 2025:CGHC:15201 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2149 of 2025 1 - Lakhan Lal Verma S/o Dhaja Ram Verma Aged About 71 Years R/o Dayalbandh, Nariyalkothi, Sevak-Gali, Dist.- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Neer Bhawan, Main Road, Civil Lines, Raipur, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Engineer In Chief Public Health Engineering Department, Indravati Bhavan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Superintending Engineer Public Health Engineering Division, Indravati Bhavan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer (Electrical Mechanical) Public Health Engineering Department, Block Bilaspur, Near Nag-Nagin Pond, In Front Of Pratham Hospital, Bahtrai, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 5 - Collector Bilaspur Collectorate, Bilaspur, District - Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 6 - Divisional Joint Director Treasury Accounts And Pensions Bilaspur Division, Bilaspur, District - Bilaspur Chhattisgarh AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2025.04.01 17:54:48 +0530 2 ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ayush Verma, Advocate. For Respondents/State : Mr. Kanwaljeet Singh Saini, Panel Lawyer. Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 01/04/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking for issuance of 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 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 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 3 date of receipt of copy of this Order. 4. With aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Amardeep