1 / 3 2025:CGHC:15593 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2199 of 2025 1 - Shuklal Sahu S/o Shri Sitaram Sahu Aged About 71 Years R/o Village Raksha, House No. 02, Schoolpara, Post- Chantipali, Tahsil Sarangarh Distt. Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.) 2 - Upendra Nath Vaishnav S/o Shri Nirgun Prasad Vaishnav Aged About 65 Years R/o Bajarpara Lailundga Ward No. 09, Post- Lailunga, Tahsil- Lailunga Distt. Raigarh (C.G.) 3 - Udhaw Ram Rathiya S/o Shri Thakur Ram Rathiya Aged About 62 Years R/o House No. 72, Banekela, Darraparra, Jhargarpur Lailunga, Tahsil- Lailunga, Distt. Raigarh (C.G.) 4 - Sadhram Rathiya S/o Shri Mansingh Rathiya Aged About 63 Years R/o Laripani, Tahsil And Distt. Raigarh (C.G.) 5 - Kanhaiya Patel S/o Shri Chakradhar Patel Aged About 62 Years R/o 224, Banjnipali, Near Well (Kunwa) Ward No. 32, Raigarh Tahsil And Distt. Raigarh (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, New Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.04.03 18:27:26 +0530 2 / 3 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, General Administration Department, New Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Finance Department, New Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - The Engineer-In-Chief Public Works Department, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Sector-19, Capital Complex Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur, (C.G.) 5 - The Superintendent Engineer, Public Works Department, Bilaspur Circle, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 6 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Bilaspur Division, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 7 - The Sub-Divisional Officer Public Works Department Sub-Division, Raigarh And Dharamjayagarh, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 8 - The Joint Director, Treasury Account And Pension, Divisional Office, Bilaspur Division, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Ashish Sahu, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Ajit Singh, Govt. Advocate (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 03/04/2025 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 3 / 3 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 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