1 / 4 2025:CGHC:19579 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2974 of 2025 1 - Kuleshwar Dhakad S/o Late Mayaram Aged About 66 Years Retired Chowkidar Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Kosartedha Pariyojna Sub Division Bhanpuri Water Resources Department, District Jagdalpur (Bastar) (C.G.) R/o Village And Post Bhanpuri District Jagdalpur (Bastar) C.G. 2 - Baldev Pegad S/o Late Chamru Pegad Kalar Aged About 65 Years Retired Chowkidar Posted At Office Of Executive Engineer T.D.P.P. Jal Sanshadhan Division, Water Resources Department, District Jagdalpur (Bastar) (C.G.) R/o Village And Post Baidarpara Baghanpal District Jagdalpur (Bastar) C.G. 3 - Ram Charan S/o Late Damu Ram Aged About 64 Years Retired Chowkidar Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Jal Sanshadhan Sub Division Salemeta Water Resources Department, District Jagdalpur (Bastar) (C.G.) R/o Village Kumharpara Taragaon District Jagdalpur (Bastar) C.G. 4 - Chaitram Sinha S/o Late Fulchand Sinha Aged About 70 Years Retired Sthal Sahayak Posted At Office Of Executive Engineer T.D.P.P. Jal Sanshadhan Division, Water Resources Department, District Jagdalpur (Bastar) (C.G.) R/o Village Murkuchi Post Bhanpuri, District Jagdalpur (Bastar) C.G. SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.05.01 18:45:46 +0530 2 / 4 5 - Kamleshwar Prasad Sharma S/o Late R.P. Sharma Aged About 67 Years Retired Sthal Sahayak Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Kosartedha Pariyojna Sub Division Bhanpuri Water Resources Department, District Jagdalpur (Bastar) (C.G.) R/o Care Of Rohit Medical Store Hospital Colony Bhanpuri District Jagdalpur (Bastar) C.G. 6 - Yudhisthir Singh Chandel S/o Late Angad Ram Chandel Aged About 70 Years Retired Sthal Sahayak Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Kosartedha Pariyojna Sub Division Bhanpuri Water Resources Department, District Jagdalpur (Bastar) (C.G.) R/o N.I.- 12 Irrigation Colony Bhanpuri District Jagdalpur (Bastar) C.G. 7 - Kushal Ram Dev S/o Late Ram Prasad Aged About 78 Years Retired Peon Posted At Office Of S.D.O. (E And M) R/r Sub Division Raipur Water Resources Department, District Raipur (C.G.) R/o Sankra Road Sandhapara, Nagri District Dhamtari C.G. 8 - Abhyas Ram Vishwakarma S/o Late Savid Ram Aged About 73 Years Retired Chowkidar Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Jal Mousam Vigyan Sub Division No. 12 Jagdalpur Water Resources Department, District Jagdalpur (Bastar) (C.G.) R/o Village And Post Chhotedongar Tahsil And District Narayanpur C.G. 9 - Guni Ram S/o Late Mahadev Aged About 68 Years Retired Dak Runner Posted At Office Of Sahayak Bhu Jal Vid Jila Survekshan Unit Jagdalpur Water Resources Department, District Jagdalpur (Bastar) (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Water Resource Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief, Water Resources, Department, Sihawa Bhawan New Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 / 4 3 - Chief Engineer Mahanadi Godavari Kachhar Raipur Department Of Water Resources District- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Chief Engineer Mahanadi Pariyojna Water Resources Department Raipur District Raipur (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer (E And M) Light Machiner Nalkoop And Gate Division Jagdalpur Water Resources Department District Jagdalpur (Bastar) (C.G.) 6 - Superintending Engineer Indravati Pariyojna Mandal Jagdalpur Water Resources Department District Jagdalpur (Bastar) (C.G.) 7 - Executive Engineer T.D.P.P. Jal Sanshadhan Division Jagdalpur Water Resources Department District Jagdalpur (Bastar) (C.G.) 8 - Executive Engineer (E And M) Bhari Sanyantra Sambhag Raipur, Water Resources Department District Raipur (C.G.) 9 - Deputy Director Jal Mousam Vigyan Sambhag No. 04 Civil Line Raipur Water Resources Department District Raipur (C.G.) 10 - Senior Bhu Jal Vid Sambhagiya Bhu Jal Survekshan Unit No. 08 Raipur Water Resources Department District Raipur (C.G.) 11 - Joint Director, Pension And Account Treasury Department Bastar Division, District Bastar (C.G.) 12 - Joint Director, Pension And Account Treasury Department Raipur Division, District Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Ms. Nilu Kumar Singh, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Neetu Thawani, Panel Lawyer 4 / 4 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 30/04/2025 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 claims 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 $. Bhilwar