1 2025:CGHC:18816 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2835 of 2025 1 - Bhagwati Verma S/o Shri Samelal Verma Aged About 62 Years Retired Truck Parichalak, Vidyut / Yantriki / Light/ Machinery, Nalkoop And Gate Division, Water Resources Department, Division - Durg (C.G.), R/o Village - Kirta, Post - Nandghat (Temari), Distt. - Bemetara (C.G.) 2 - Bhikham Singh Bhuary S/o Late Ramhu Singh Aged About 42 Years (Father Of The Petitioner Was Retired Gangman), Water Resources Department, Distt. - Balod (C.G.), R/o Village - Kotera, Post - Sambalpur, Distt. - Balod (C.G.) Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through - Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Distt. - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department, Shiv Nath Bhawan, Sector-19, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, Distt . - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Executive Engineer (M.L./ M.) Water Resources Department, Vidyut / Yantriki, Nalkoop Evam Gate Division - Durg, Distt. - Durg (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer (M.L./m.) Water Resources Department, Vidyut / Yantriki, Nalkoop Evam Gate Division - Balod, Distt. - Balod (C.G.) Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Sishir Dixit, Advocate For State : Mr. S.S. Choubey RAHUL JHA Digitally signed by RAHUL JHA Date: 2025.04.26 12:14:00 +0530 2 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 25/04/2025 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 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