1 2025:CGHC:17048 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2459 of 2025 1 - Smt. Sukhmani Bai (Smt. Sukhmati Bai) W/o Shri Aklu Ram Aged About 71 Years Retired Gang Labour, At Executive Engineer Public Works Department Jashpur, Division Jashpur District Jashpur, C.G. R/o Village Bendar Bhadra, Tahsil Kunkuri, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Public Works, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Engineer In Chief Department Of Public Works, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Naya Raipur Chhattisgarh. 3 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh. SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2025.04.16 16:05:48 +0530 2 4 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department Jashpur, Division Jashpur, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh. 5 - Joint Director Treasury, Account And Pension, Division Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Jeet Ram Patel, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Shri Akhilesh Kumar, Govt. Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 15.04.2025 1. The limited relief that the Petitioner seeks for in the present Writ Petition is for an appropriate direction to the Respondents for considering the claim of the Petitioner 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 Petitioner, he has made his 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 afÏrmed by the Division Bench in W.A. No.119/2023, decided on 20.6.2023. 3 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 Shoaib