1 2025:CGHC:17050 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2470 of 2025 1 - Smt. Brahaspati Bai Kori W/o Late Rajendra Prasad Kori Aged About 61 Years R/o Village And Post Ranigaon P.S. And Tahsil Ratanpur District - Bilaspur (C.G.) Husband Of Petitioner Was Retired Nalkoop Chalak Posted At OfÏce S.D.O. (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Sakri Bilaspur Water Resources Department District Bilaspur (C.G.) 2 - Abdul Nazir S/o Late Abdul Jabbar Aged About 63 Years Retired Sahayak Mechanic Posted At OfÏce S.D.O. (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Sakri Bilaspur Water Resources Department District Bilaspur (C.G.) R/o Talapara P.S. Civil Line District - Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Department Of Water Resources Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya New Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2025.04.16 16:05:47 +0530 2 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department Sihawa Bhawan New Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Of Water Resources Hasdeo Kachhar Bilaspur District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Superintending Engineer (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Division Bilaspur Water Resources Department District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Division Bilaspur (Sakri ) Water Resources Department District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 6 - Joint Director Pension And Account Treasury Department Bilaspur Division District -Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Nilu Kumari Singh, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Shri Ajit Singh, Govt. Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 15.04.2025 1. The limited relief that the Petitioners seek for in the present Writ Petition is for an appropriate direction to the Respondents for 3 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 Petitioners, they have made their respective claim in the light of the recent decision of this 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. 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