1 2025:CGHC:16670 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2434 of 2025 1 - Pardeshi Ram Yadav S/o Late Ram Yadav Aged About 66 Years Retired Chowkidar Posted At Office Of Executive Engineer Jal Sanshadhan Division Kabirdham Water Resources Department District Kabirdham Chhattisgarh R/o Ward No. 10 N.H. 12 Bandhatola Tahsil Bodla District Kabirdham Chhattisgarh. 2 - Prakshi Tiwari D/o Late Vijay Kumar Tiwari Aged About 32 Years R/o Ward No. 40 Baba Aata Chakki Kelabadi Durg Tahsil And District Durg C.G. Father Of Petitioner Was Retired Chalak (Drivr), Posted At Office Of S.D.O. (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Durg Water Resources Department, District Durg Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Water Resources Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department, Sihawa Bhawan New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 3 - Chief Engineer Mahanadi Godavari Kachhar Water Resource Department Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2025.04.11 10:40:39 +0530 2 4 - Executive Engineer Jal Sanshadhan Division Kabirdham Water Resources Department District Kabirdham Chhattisgarh. 5 - Executive Engineer (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Division Durg Water Resources Department, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 6 - Joint Director Pension And Account Treasury Department Durg Division District Durg Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Nilu Kumari Singh, Advocate. For Respondents/State : Mr. Kanwaljeet Singh Saini, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 09/04/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner are seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondents for considering the claim 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 claim in the light of the recent decision of this High 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 Petitioners therein has been allowed. The said decision also stands affirmed by the Division Bench in 3 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 all similarly placed person in the light of the aforesaid decision of this High Court on the same subject-matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of copy of this Order. 4. With aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Amardeep