1 2025:CGHC:18040 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2619 of 2025 1 - Jagarnath Ram S/o Late Shri Sudhu Ram Aged About 65 Years Retired Hand Pump Technician At Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineer (P.H.E.), Division Jashpur, District - Jashpur (C.G.), R/o Village - Fatepur, Tahsil - Jaspur, District - Jashpur (C.G.) 2 - Rupchand Ram S/o Shri Nakul Ram Aged About 75 Years Retired Driver At Executive Engineer (P.H.E.), Public Health Engineer, Division Jashpur, District - Jashpur (C.G.), R/o Village - Ward No.-9, Purani-Toli, Jashpur Nagar, District - Jashpur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Public Health Engineering (P.H.E.), Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2025.04.23 16:12:24 +0530 2 2 - Engineer In Chief Department Of Public Health Engineering (P.H.E.), Neer Bhawan, Civil Line, Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Department Of Public Health Engineering (P.H.E.), Bahatarai, Bilaspur, District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Superintendent Engineer Public Health Engineering (P.H.E.), Ambikapur, District - Surguja (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer Public Health Engineering (P.H.E.), Division - Jashpur, District - Jashpur (C.G.) 6 - Joint Director Treasury Account And Pension, Ambikapur, District - Surguja (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Jeet Ram Patel, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Shri Sanjeev Pandey, Dy. Advocate General. Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 22.04.2025 1. The limited relief that the Petitioners seek for in the present Writ Petition is for an appropriate direction to the Respondents for considering the claim of the Petitioners for grant of leave encashment in terms of the provisions of the Chhattisgarh Work- Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977. 3 2. According to the Petitioners, they have made their respective claim in the light of the recent decision of 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 afÏrmed 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 claim of all similarly placed person in the light of the aforesaid decision of this Court on the same subject-matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of copy of this Order. 4. With aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Shoaib