1 / 3 2025:CGHC:16134 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2337 of 2025 1 - Ramat Bai W/o Late Shri Ramsay Sahu Aged About 65 Years R/o Village - Megha, Ward No. 8, Post- Megha, Dhamtari, District- Dhamtari (C.G.) 2 - Sunita Thakur W/o Late Shri Harnarayan Singh Thakur Aged About 60 Years R/o Ward No. 07, Shankarpara, Sirsida, Khamaria, Dhamtari, District- Dhamtari (C.G.) 3 - Shakun Bai Ledakar W/o Late Shri Shyamlal Ledekar Aged About 63 Years R/o Ward No. 10 Lal Bahadur Shastri Ward, Upar Para, Abhanpur, Post- Abhanpur, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, New Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 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.) SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.04.07 17:56:42 +0530 2 / 3 4 - The Engineer-In-Chief Water Resource Department, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Sector-19, Capital Complex Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur, (C.G.) 5 - The Executive Engineer Water Resource Department, Dhamtari District- Dhamtari (C.G.) 6 - The Joint Director, Treasury Account & Pension, Divisional Office, Raipur Division, District- Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Palash Agrawal, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Kanwaljeet Singh Saini, Panel Lawyer (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 / 3 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