1 2025:CGHC:16368 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2344 of 2025 1 - Ghanshyam Das Verman S/o Ram Dulare Aged About 66 Years Retired Chowkidar, R/o Village Ghatai, Post Kanjia, Tehsil Janakpur, District Manendragarh Chirmiri Bharatpur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Govind Das S/o Uranvdas Aged About 63 Years Retired Chowkidar, R/o Ward No. 7 Gandhi Nagar Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralay Nava Raipur District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Chief Engineer Hasdev Ganga Kachar, Water Resources Department Ambikapur District- Sarguja (C.G.) 3 - Executive Engineer Water Resources Division No. 01 Ambikapur District- Sarguja (C.G.) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2025.04.09 16:22:16 +0530 2 4 - Executive Engineer Water Resources, Division Baikunthpur, District Korea, Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 2347 of 2025 1 - Phaleshwar Ram S/o Nanda Ram Aged About 67 Years Retired Site Assistant, From The OfÏce Of Executive Engineer Pwd National Highway Division Ambikapur, R/o Gandhinagar Ward No. 07, Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh 2 - Arun Prashad Pandey S/o Yougeshwer Prashad Pandey Aged About 72 Years Retired Time Keeper, From The OfÏce Of Executive Engineer Pwd National Highway Division Ambikapur, R/o Gandhinagar Ward No. 07, Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through, The Secretary, Public Work Department, Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Chief Engineer Public Work Department, National Highway Circle Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Superintendent Engineer Public Work Department, National Highway Mandal Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 3 4 - Executive Engineer Public Work Department, National Highway Division Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh 5 - Sub Divisional OfÏcer Public Work Department, National Highway Sub Divisional Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 2377 of 2025 1 - Ramlal Rajwade S/o Bhukhal Rajwade Aged About 72 Years Retired Mate, From The OfÏce Of Executive Engineer, Pwd Bhawan / Road Division Ambikapur, R/o House No. 144 Mahuatikrapara, Bhitthi Kalan, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh 2 - Manik Das S/o Budhram Manikpuri Aged About 72 Years Retired Chowkidar, From The OfÏce Of Executive Engineer, Pwd Heavy Machinery Sub Division No. 1 Ambikapur, R/o Ward No. 17, School Para, Udaypur Dhab, Manendrakalan, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh 3 - Gutu Ram S/o Lagan Yadav Aged About 66 Years Retired Labour, From The OfÏce Of Executive Engineer Pwd Heavy Machinery Sub Division No. 2 Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh 4 - Bhuwan Ram Yadav S/o Kashi Ram Yadav Aged About 73 Years Retired Gang Labour From The OfÏce Of Executive Engineer, Pwd Heavy Machinery Sub Division No. 2 Ambikapur, R/o Ward No. 16, School Para, Manendrakalan, Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh 4 5 - Shivnath S/o Shobhnath Aged About 68 Years Retired Labour, From The OfÏce Of Executive Engineer Pwd Bhawan/ Road Division Ambikapur, R/o Village Hariharpur, Parsondi Khurd, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh 6 - Ram Pal S/o Roopan Aged About 63 Years Retired Labour From The OfÏce Of Pwd Heavy Machinery Division Ambikapur, R/o Sohga, Post Karji, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh 7 - Smt. Shanti Sharma W/o Late Manki Prasad Sharma Aged About 71 Years R/o Pandra Para, Puhaputra, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh (The Legal Heir Of Manki Prasad Sharma) (Time Keeper) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Work Department, Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Public Work Department, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Chief Engineer, Public Work Department, Ambikapur District- Sarguja, Chhattisgarh 4 - Executive Engineer, Public Work Department Bhawan/road Division Ambikapur, District- Sarguja, Chhattisgarh 5 5 - Executive Engineer, Public Work Department Heavy Machinery Division No. 2 Ambikapur, District- Sarguja, Chhattisgarh 6 - Executive Engineer, Public Work Department Heavy Machinery Division Ambikapur, District- Sarguja, Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Swapnil Keshari, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Shri Vinay Pandey, Dy. Advocate General and Shri Risabh Bisen, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 08.04.2025 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 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. 6 The said decision also stands afÏrmed 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 Shoaib