1 / 3 2025:CGHC:16630 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2388 of 2025 1 Feru Ram Sahu S/o Chinta Ram Sahu Aged About 66 Years R/o Ward No. 4, Civil Line, Kachchari Para Bemetara District Bemetara Chhattisgarh. 2 Smt. Ganga Bai Dewangan W/o Late Pawan Kumar Dewangan Aged About 56 Years R/o Village And Post Temri, Tahsil Nawagarh, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh. 3 Rakesh Kumar Sahu S/o Late Shri Pila Ram Sahu Aged About 48 Years R/o Village And Post Tarenga, District Baloda Bazar Bhatapara Chhattisgarh. 4 Bishal Ram Sahu S/o Shri Ledga Sahu Aged About 61 Years R/o Village Jong, Post And Tahsil Bemetara, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh. 5 Panch Ram Sahu S/o Shri Manbodh Sahu Aged About 76 Years R/o Village Darri, Post Khamhariya, Tahsil Bemetara, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 6 Smt. Lalita Bai Sahu W/o Late Shri Gangdeo Ram Sahu Aged About 56 Years R/o Village Darri, Post Than Khamhariya Tahsil Than Khamhariya District Bemetara Chhattisgarh. 7 Smt. Son Bai Sen W/o Late Shri Inder Lal Singh Aged About 69 Years JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2025.04.11 10:22:32 +0530 2 / 3 R/o Village Kanouli, Post Bemetara, Tahsil And District Bemetara Chhattisgarh. 8 Jagdev Ram Sahu S/o Shri Phool Singh Aged About 71 Years R/o Village Darri, Post And Tahsil Than Khamhariya, District Bemetara Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 The Eecutive Engineer Water Resources Department Durg Division, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 3 The Joint Director Treasury Accounts And Pension Raipur Division, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Ms. Khusbhu Sahu, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Shri Sanjeev Pandey, Dy. A.G. (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 09/04/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities to consider 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 3 / 3 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 Jyoti