1 2025:CGHC:17852 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2629 of 2025 1 - Gopal Ram Sahu S/o Parasram Sahu Aged About 71 Years Retired Pump Operator, Public Health Engineering Division Rajnandgaon, R/o Salhebharree, Post Office Baldeopur, District Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan- Gandai, Chhattisgarh 491881 Petitioner(s) versus 1 - The State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhavan, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhavan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 492002 2 - The Engineer In Chief Public Health Engineering Department, Indravati Bhavan, Nawa Raipur Atal Nagar, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - The Chief Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Raipur Zone, Chhattisgarh 4 - The Superintending Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Circle - Durg Circle, Chhattisgarh 5 - The Executive Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Division Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Ashwin Panickar, Advocate For State : Mr. Kalpesh Ruparel, PL RAHUL JHA Digitally signed by RAHUL JHA Date: 2025.04.22 14:30:29 +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