1 2025:CGHC:17386 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2544 of 2025 1 - Shri Dhur Singh Sahu S/o Guha Ram Sahu Aged About 71 Years R/o Village Dhanora, Post Hanoda, Tahsil And District Durg Chhattisgarh. 2 - Shri Shankardas Janghel S/o Charandas Janghel Aged About 62 Years R/o Village Bajguda, Post Dokrabhata, Tahsil And District Khairagarh Chhuikhadan Gandai, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Shri Ram Prasad Chandrakar S/o Dukhuram Chandrakar Aged About 63 Years R/o Aama Talab Shitla Nagar, Ward No. 5, Durg District Durg Chhattisgarh. 4 - Smt. Gvalin Bai Sahu W/o Late Shri Bahadur Singh Sahu Aged About 62 Years R/o Village Sankra, Post Kapsada, Tahsil Dhamdha, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 5 - Smt. Kumari Bai Yadav W/o Late Shri Radheshyam Yadav Aged SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2025.04.17 16:22:20 +0530 2 About 56 Years R/o Ward No. 34, Indira Nagar Somni, Post Pahdor, Bhilai Charoda, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 6 - Smt. Salma Begum W/o Late Ibrahim Khan Aged About 60 Years R/o Village And Post Korea, Tahsil Dhamdha, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 7 - Smt. Sukwaro Bai W/o Late Shri Jhaduram Aged About 67 Years R/o Village Loharsi, Post Tarra Tahsil Patan District Durg Chhattisgarh. 8 - Shri Vishnuram Yadav S/o Shri Premlal Yadav Aged About 62 Years R/o Village And Post Medesara, Tahsil Dhamdha, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 9 - Smt. Lachni Bai W/o Ramprasad Aged About 71 Years R/o Village Loharsi, Post Tarra, Tahsil Patan, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 10 - Shri Itwari Ram Sahu S/o Late Shri Bhukhau Aged About 71 Years R/o Village And Post Kanakot, Tahsil Patan, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 11 - Shri Angad Lal S/o Shri Sonu Aged About 71 Years R/o Village Gudhiyari, Post Kanakot, Tahsil Patan, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 12 - Shri Raghunand Prasad Pandey S/o Shri Radheylal Aged About 72 Years R/o Village Amlidih, Tahsil Patan, District Durg Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) 3 versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - The Executive Engineer Water Resource Department, Raipur Division, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - The Joint Director Treasury, Accounts And Pension Durg Division, District Durg Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Sudhanshu Kumar Singh, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Shri Saumitra Kesharwani, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 16.04.2025 1. The limited relief that the Petitioners are seeking in the present Writ Petition is for 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 respective claim in the light of the recent decision of this Court rendered in 4 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 claim of all similarly placed person in the light of the aforesaid decision of this 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 Shoaib