1 / 4 2025:CGHC:15586 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2178 of 2025 1 - Anjeliyus Toppo S/o Shri Basil Toppo Aged About 62 Years Retired Gang Shramik At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pathalgaon, Division Pathalgaon, District Jashpur, (C.G.), R/o. Village- Basantala, Tahsil Kunkuri, District Jashpur (C.G.) 2 - Shobhnath S/o Shri Mangal Aged About 64 Years Retired Gang Shramik Akushal At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pathalgaon, Division Pathalgaon, District Jashpur, (C.G.), R/o. Village- Sardih, Tahsil Bagicha, District Jashpur (C.G.) 3 - Tibriyus Minj S/o Shri Martin Minj Aged About 62 Years Retired Gang Shramik Akushal At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pathalgaon, Division Pathalgaon, District Jashpur, (C.G.) R/o. Village- Badupara, Tahsil Bagicha, District Jashpur (C.G.) 4 - Tilaso Bai S/o Shri Bhukhal Bhagat Aged About 68 Years Retired Akushal Shramik At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pathalgaon, Division Pathalgaon, District Jashpur, (C.G.) R/o. Village- Jhapidarh, Tahsil Bagicha, District Jashpur (C.G.) --- Petitioner(s) versus SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.04.03 18:27:27 +0530 2 / 4 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Department Of Public Works, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief, Department Of Public Works, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Naya Raipur, (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department, Ambikapur Zone, District Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Pathalgaon, Division Pathalgaon, District Jashpur, (C.G.) 5 - Joint Director, Treasury, Account And Pension, Ambikapur, District Surguja, (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) with WPS No. 2192 of 2025 1 - Purandar Das S/o Late Shri Bigan Das Aged About 34 Years R/o. Village Kutma, Tahsil Bagicha, District Jashpur, (C.G.), Legal Heir Of Late Shri Bigan Das Labour At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pathalgaon Division Pathalgaon, District Jashpur (C.G.) 2 - Chuniya S/o Late Shri Tejan Ram Aged About 52 Years R/o Village Peta, Tahsil Bagicha, District Jashpur, (C.G.) Legal Heir Of Late Shri Tejan Ram Labour At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pathalgaon Division Pathalgaon, District Jashpur, (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 3 / 4 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Department Of Public Works, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Department Of Public Works, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Naya Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department, Ambikapur Zone, District Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Pathalgaon Division Pathalgaon, District Jashpur (C.G.) 5 - Joint Director Treasury, Account And Pension, Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Jeet Ram Patel, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Nupur Trivedi, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 03/04/2025 1. Since the identical issues involved in the above mentioned writ petitions, they are being heard and decided by this common order. 2. By the present writ petitions, 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. 3. According to the Petitioners, they have made their respective claims in the light of the recent decision passed by this Court 4 / 4 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. 4. Given the said facts, the present Writ Petitions are 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. 5. With the aforesaid direction, the Writ Petitions stand disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar