1 2025:CGHC:17855 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2633 of 2025 1 - Rajendra Prasad Gupta S/o Late Ramvachan Prasad Gupta Aged About 62 Years Retired Time Keeper, Office Of The Executive Engineer, Department Of Public Works (B/r), Division Ambikapur, District - Surguja Chhattisgarh Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of Public Works, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Engineer-In-Chief Department Of Public Works, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Sector-19, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Chief Engineer Department Of Public Works, Surguja Zone, Ambikapur, District - Surguja Chhattisgarh 4 - Superintendent Engineer Department Of Public Works (B/r), Circle Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh 5 - Executive Engineer Department Of Public Works (B/r), Division Ambikapur, District - Surguja Chhattisgarh Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Abhishek Choubey, Advocate For State : Mr. Risabh Bisen, PL RAHUL JHA Digitally signed by RAHUL JHA Date: 2025.04.22 14:30:43 +0530 2 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 21/04/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities for considering the claims 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 claim 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 Rahul