1 / 3 2025:CGHC:18279 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2714 of 2025 1 - Smt. Bahartin Bai Wd/o Late Ganga Prasad Aged About 62 Years Occupation- Pensioner/ Her Husband Died (On 24-07-2013) As Unskilled Labour In The Office Of Executive Engineer P.W.D. Raigarh, District Raigarh, (C.G.), R/o Village Jashpur, Kachhar, And District- Raigarh (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Kushi Bai Wd/o Late Bolo Ram Aged About 57 Years Occupation- Pensioner/ Her Husband Died (On 29-11-2018) As Unskilled Labour In The Office Of Executive Engineer P.W.D. Raigarh, District Raigarh, (C.G.), R/o Village Kharwani, Tahsil Baramkela And District- Raigarh (C.G.) 3 - Smt. Chameli Bai Rathiya Wd/o Late Mangal Singh Aged About 66 Years Occupation- Pensioner/ Her Husband Died (On 13-08-2022) As Unskilled Labour In The Office Of Executive Engineer P.W.D. Raigarh, District Raigarh, (C.G.), R/o Village Chimtapali, Tahsil- Gharghoda, And District- Raigarh (C.G.) 4 - Smt. Laxmin Bhardwaj Wd/o Late Rathram Aged About 55 Years Occupation- Pensioner/ Her Husband Died (On 28-06-2017) In The Office Of Executive Engineer P.W.D. Raigarh, (C.G.), R/o Sarangarh, And District- Sarangarh Bilaigarh (C.G.) 5 - Smt. Laxmi Bai Sidar Wd/o Late Ramdayal Sidar Aged About 53 Years Occupation- Pensioner/ Her Husband Died (On 09-12-2017) In The Office Of Executive Engineer P.W.D. Raigarh, (C.G.), R/o Village SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.04.24 09:58:33 +0530 2 / 3 And Tahsil Baramkela District- Sarangarh Bilaigarh (C.G.) 6 - Smt. Sukmati Wd/o Late Ramlal Aged About 54 Years Occupation- Pensioner/ Her Husband Died (On 11-03-2018) As Unskilled Labour In The Office Of Executive Engineer P.W.D. Raigarh, (C.G.), R/o Village And Post- Baramkela, Tahsil Baramkela, District- Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.) 7 - Smt. Savitri Bai Yadav Wd/o Late Daduuram Yadav Aged About 59 Years Occupation- Pensioner/ Her Husband Died (On 07-05-2021) As Unskilled Labour In As Care Taker The Office Of Executive Engineer P.W.D. Raigarh (C.G.), R/o Village Negipara, Tahsil- Gharghoda, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 8 - Smt. Sukhmet Yadav Wd/o Late Suresh Lal Yadav Aged About 68 Years Occupation- Pensioner/ Her Husband Died (On 22-11-2010) As Unskilled Labour In As Choukidar In The Office Of Executive Engineer P.W.D. Raigarh, (C.G.), R/o Babupara, Raigarh Tahsil And District- Raigarh (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Department Of Public Works, Atal Nagar, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Public Works Department, Atal Nagar, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Divisional Joint Director, Treasury, Account And Pension, Division Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer, Public Works Department Raigarh, Division Raigarh, District Raigarh (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) 3 / 3 For Petitioners : Mr. Abhishek Saraf, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Neetu Thawani, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 23/04/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities for considering the claims 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 claims in the light of the recent decision passed by 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 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 claims of all similarly placed persons herein in the light of the aforesaid decision passed by this Court on the same subject-matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. 4. With the aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar