1 / 3 2025:CGHC:17076 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2486 of 2025 1 - Sumitra Bai Sahu W/o Late Shri Sohan Lal Sahu Aged About 61 Years R/o Behind Pairi Nagar, Majarkata, Gariyaband, District Gariyaband Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, New Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, General Administration Department, New Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Finance Department, New Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 4 - The Engineer-In-Chief, Water Resource Department, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Sector - 19, Capital Complex Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.04.16 11:15:11 +0530 2 / 3 5 - The Executive Engineer, Water Resource Department, Gariyaband, District Gariyaband Chhattisgarh. 6 - The Joint Director, Treasury Account & Pension, Divisional Office, Raipur Division, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Palash Agrawal, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Sabyasachi Choubey, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 15/04/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities for considering the claim of the Petitioner 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 Petitioner, she has made her claim 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 claim of similarly placed person herein in the light of 3 / 3 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