1 / 3 2025:CGHC:17360 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2538 of 2025 1 - Puran Singh S/o Ghansi Ram Aged About 70 Years R/o Vill. Mahupal Barai Mongrapal Distt. Bastar (C.G.) --- Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, Atal Nagar District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Engineer In Chief Public Works Department District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Chief Engineer PWD National Highway Division Distt.- Raipur C.G. 4 - The Superintendent Engineer PWD National Highway Division Distt.- Raipur/bastar C.G. 5 - The Executive Engineer PWD National Highway Division Jagdalpur Distt.- Bastar C.G. 6 - The Sub Divisional Officer PWD National Highway Division Jagdalpur Distt.- Bastar C.G. 7 - Senior Treasurer Officer Jagdalpur Distt.- Bastar C.G. --- Respondent(s) SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.04.16 17:30:03 +0530 2 / 3 with WPS No. 2554 of 2025 1 - Smt. Morko Sodi W/o Lacha Sodi Aged About 58 Years R/o Vill. Injram Tah. Konta Distt. Sukuma (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Jamuna Yadav W/o Birnath Yadav (Brinath Yadav) Aged About 63 Years Vill. Motguda P.O. Kerlapal Tah. And Distt. Sukuma (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, Atal Nagar District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Engineer In Chief Public Works Department, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Chief Engineer National Highway Division Distt. Raipur (C.G.) 4 - The Superintendent Engineer National Highway Division Distt. Raipur/bastar C.G. 5 - The Executive Engineer National Highway Division Jagdalpur Distt. Bastar C.G. 6 - The Sub Divisional Officer National Highway Sub Division Sukuma Distt. Sukuma C.G. 7 - Senior Treasurer Officer Jagdalpur Distt. Bastar C.G. ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Vikas A. Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondents : Mr. T. S. Sahu and Mr. Shailesh Puriya, Panel Lawyers 3 / 3 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 16/04/2025 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. The said decision also stands affirmed 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 $. Bhilwar