1 2025:CGHC:18775 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2811 of 2025 1 - Shahnaj Parween W/o Late Mohammad Akhatar Aged About 69 Years R/o Wardno. 11, Koda Para Baramkela District - Sarangarh- Bilaigarh (C.G.) Husband Of Petitioner Was Retired Sthal Sahayak Was Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Sub Division Sarangarh Public Works Department District - Sarangarh Bilaigarh (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Moharmati Choudhari W/o Late Shyam Lal Choudhari Aged About 74 Years R/o Ward No. 11 Kharwani Sadak Para Baramkela District - Sarangarh- Bilaigarh (C.G.) Husband Of Petitioner Was Retired Sthal Sahayak Was Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Sub Division Sarangarh Public Works Department District - Sarangarh Bilaigarh (C.G.) 3 - Rajkumar Shrivastava S/o Late Sunder Lal Shrivastava Aged About 64 Years Retired Sthal Sahayak Was Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Works Department Setu Nirman (Bridge Construction ) Sub Division No. 01 Bilaspur District -Bilaspur (C.G.) C/o Smt. Pramila Shrivasatava Near University Gaytri Nagar Rewa (M.P.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Public Works Department Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya New Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Public Works Department Nirman Bhawan Atal Nagar New Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department Setu Parichhetra Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2025.05.02 12:28:02 +0530 2 4 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department Bilaspur Mandal District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - Superintending Engineer Public Works Department Bilaspur Mandal District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 6 - Superintending Engineer Public Works Department Setu Nirman Mandal Raigarh District - Raigarh (C.G.) 7 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department Setu Nirman Division Bilaspur District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 8 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department Division Raigarh District - Raigarh (C.G.) 9 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department Division Sarangarh District - Sarangarh - Bilaigarh (C.G.) 10 - Joint Director Pension And Account Treasury Department Bilaspur Division District -Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. F.S. Khare, Advocate. For Respondents/State : Mr. Sabyasachi Choubey, Panel Lawyer. Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 25/04/2025 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 3 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. 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