1 / 3 2025:CGHC:18284 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2723 of 2025 1 Bandhu Ram S/o Mangla Paikra Aged About 73 Years Retired Chowkidar, From Office Of Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division Balrampur, R/o Village - Chalgali, Ghughari, District - Surguja (C.G.), Pin - 497118 2 Smt. Rukmani Rajwade W/o Late Dharam Say Rajwade Aged About 58 Years R/o Village - Bhittikala, Tehsil - Ambikapur, District - Surguja (C.G.) 3 Parmohan Das S/o Butul Das Aged About 74 Years Retired Dak Runner, From Office Of Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division Balrampur, R/o Village - Mahadevpara, Sirkotanga, Ambikapur, District - Surguja (C.G.) 4 Smt. Maheshwari Bai W/o Late Ram Das Aged About 65 Years R/o Adarsh Nagar, Seetapur, Tehsil - Seetapur, District - Surguja (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 State Of Chhattisgarh Through - The Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) 2 Engineer In Chief Water Resource Department, Raipur, District - JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2025.04.24 10:30:29 +0530 2 / 3 Raipur (C.G.) 3 Chief Engineer Hasdev Ganga Kachhar, Water Resource Department, Ambikapur, District - Surguja (C.G.) 4 Executive Engineer Water Resource Division - Balrampur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) 5 Executive Engineer Water Resource Division, Ambikapur, District - Surguja (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Shri Swapnil Keshari, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Saumitra Kesharwani, P.L. (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 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. 3 / 3 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 Jyoti