1 2025:CGHC:17856 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2635 of 2025 1 - Banafar Ram S/o Dev Charan Aged About 76 Years Retired Time Keeper, From The Office Of Executive Engineer Pwd (Bhawan And Sadak) Division Ambikapur, R/o Village Bhittikala, Tehsil Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh 2 - Dilsay Rajwade S/o Pitambar Rajwade Aged About 68 Years Retired Labour, From The Office Of Executive Engineer (Pwd (Bhawan And Sadak) Division Ambikapur, R/o Village Saraitikra, Tehsil Darima, District Surguja Chhattisgarh 3 - Sitaram S/o Durjan Singh Aged About 72 Years Retired Labour, From The Office Of Executive Engineer Pwd (Bhawan And Sadak) Division Ambikapur, R/o Village Rajpuri, Tehsil Lakhanpur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh 4 - Fulmatiya W/o Late Maniram Aged About 64 Years R/o Village Chitabahar, Bhittikala, Tehsil Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh 5 - Arjun Ram S/o Shivnath Ram Rajwade Aged About 67 Years Retired Labour, From The Office Of Executive Engineer Pwd (Bhawan And Sadak) Division Ambikapur, R/o Chitabahar, Bhittikala, Tehsil Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh 6 - Heerachand Yadav S/o Jagguram Yadav Aged About 74 Years Retired Time Keeper, From The Office Of Executive Engineer Pwd (Bhawan And Sadak) Division Ambikapur, R/o Village Thor, Post Bhittikala, Tehsil Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh RAHUL JHA Digitally signed by RAHUL JHA Date: 2025.04.22 14:30:59 +0530 2 7 - Gangaram S/o Thakur Prasad Aged About 68 Years Retired Labour, From The Office Of Executive Engineer Pwd (Bhawan And Sadak) Division Ambikapur, R/o Village Saraitikra, Tehsil Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh 8 - Kunj Bihari S/o Bahal Das Aged About 63 Years Retired Chowkidar, From The Office Of Executive Engineer Pwd (Bhawan And Sadak) Division Ambikapur, R/o Manjhapara, Post Bhitti, District Surguja Chhattisgarh 9 - Hiran Singh S/o Balram Singh Aged About 65 Years Retired Labour, From The Office Of Executive Engineer Pwd (Bhawan And Sadak) Division Surajpur, R/o Village Kot, Tehsil Ramanujnagar, District Surajpur Chhattisgarh 10 - Amar Say S/o Saheram Aged About 66 Years Retired Labour, From The Office Of Executive Engineer Pwd (Bhawan And Sadak) Division Surajpur, R/o Village Ketka, Tehsil Surajpur, District Surajpur Chhattisgarh 11 - Dharam Say S/o Sudhuram Aged About 67 Years Retired Labour, From The Office Of Executive Engineer Pwd (Bhawan And Sadak) Division Surajpur, R/o Village Ketka, Tehsil Surajpur, District Surajpur Chhattisgarh 12 - Smt. Fulmati Porte W/o Late Fulsay Aged About 77 Years R/o Ketka, Tehsil Surajpur, District Surajpur Chhattisgarh 13 - Sukhmaniya Agariya W/o Late Sagamram Aged About 57 Years R/o Village Ketka, Tehsil Surajpur, District Surajpur Chhattisgarh 14 - Naresh Kujur S/o Late Bitluram Aged About 52 Years R/o Village Badha, Post - Durgapur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Work Department, Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 2 - Chief Engineer Public Work Department, Surguja Circle, Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh 3 - Superintendent Engineer Public Work Department, Mandal Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh 4 - Executive Engineer Public Work Department, (Bhawan And Sadak) Division, Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh 5 - Executive Engineer Public Work Department, (Bhawan And Sadak) Division, Surajpur, District Surajpur Chhattisgarh Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Swapnil Keshari, Advocate For State : Mr. S.S. Choubey, PL (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 21/04/2025 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 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 4 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