1 / 2 2025:CGHC:16132 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2328 of 2025 1 - Smt. Sapna David W/o Late Virendra Kumar David Aged About 43 Years R/o Tikrapara Bilaspur, Tehsil And District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, (The Petitioner Is Wife Of Legal Heir Of Deceased Employee Virendra Kumar David) (Store Attendant) 2 - Harish Kumar Bagga S/o Late Ram Lubhaya Aged About 63 Years Retired Labour From Office Of Hasdev Canal Water Management Division Janjgir, R/o Gayatri Mandir Sakri, Bilaspur, Tehsil And District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resources Department Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief, Water Resources Department Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Chief Engineer, Mini Mata Hasdev Bango Project Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Executive Engineer Kelo Project Construction Division Lakha, Kharsiya, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh 5 - Executive Engineer, Hasdev Canal Water Resource Division Janjgir, District- Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.04.07 17:56:43 +0530 2 / 2 For Petitioners : Mr. Swapnil Keshari, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Sanjeev Pandey, Dy. Advocate General (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 07/04/2025 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 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