1 / 3 2025:CGHC:16345 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2307 of 2025 1 - Mahaveer Yadav S/o Kavli Yadav Aged About 62 Years Retired Helper At Executive Engineer, Hasdeo Nahar Water Management Division Janjgir, District Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. R/o Village Jarve, District Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Bihari Lal Sahu S/o Keshari Aged About 63 Years Retired Choukidar At Executive Engineer, Hasdeo Nahar Water Management Division Janjgir, District Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. R/o Village Dhardehi, District Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Water Resource Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department, Sihawa Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Chief Engineer Minimata (Hasdeo) Bango Pariyojana, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.04.09 11:57:54 +0530 2 / 3 4 - Executive Engineer, Hasdeo Nahar Water Management Division Janjgir, District : Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh 5 - Joint Director, Treasury, Account And Pension, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Rupendra Kumar Patel, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Suyashdhar Badgaiya, Dy. Govt. Advocate (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 08/04/2025 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 3 / 3 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