1 2025:CGHC:17398 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2557 of 2025 1 - Smt. Ahliya Bhoi W/o Lt. Shri U. S. Bhoi Aged About 68 Years R/o Opposite Anjali Vidyalay, Pithaura, Post / Thana And Tahsil - Pithaura, District - Mahasamund (C.G.) 2 - Pardeshi Ram Sahu S/o Shri Keshavram Sahu Aged About 79 Years R/o Mahalpara, Ward No.-02, Saraipali, District - Mahasamund (C.G.) 3 - Panchram Chauhan S/o Shri Manglu Chauhan Aged About 82 Years R/o Ward No.-03, Mahalpara, Saraipali, Post / Thana And Tahsil - Saraipali, District - Mahasamund (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through - Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Secretary Finance Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Divisional Joint Director Treasury, Accounts And Pension, Raipur Division, Raipur (C.G.) AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2025.04.17 10:48:04 +0530 2 4 - Executive Engineer Water Resource Department, Shivnath Bhawan, North Block, Sector-19, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District - Raipur (C.G.) 5 - Chief Engineer E. And M. Circle, Mahanadi Pariyojana, Raipur (C.G.) 6 - Executive Engineer Water Resource Department, Mahasamund, District - Mahasamund (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Abdul Moin Khan, Advocate. For Respondents/State : Ms. Akanksha Verma, Panel Lawyer. Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 16/04/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners 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 Petitioner therein has been allowed. The said decision also stands affirmed by the Division Bench in W.A. 3 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