1 / 3 2025:CGHC:18045 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2647 of 2025 1 - Kunwar Singh S/o Itwar Singh Aged About 68 Years Retired Unskilled Gang Labour, R/o Village Kothari Nawapara, Tahsil Kartala, District Korba (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Phool Bai W/o Jageshwar Aged About 74 Years Retired Unskilled Gangman Labour, R/o Village Tharakpur, Post Office Pathiyapali, District Korba (C.G.) 3 - Puniram S/o Negiram Aged About 69 Years Retired Skilled Labour, R/o Village Mahamaya Chowk, Godhi, District Korba (C.G.) 4 - Smt. Aam Bai Kanwar W/o Late Pritam Singh Kanwar Aged About 63 Years R/o Village Darrabhata, Post Urga, District Korba (C.G.) (Petitioner No. 4 Is Wife Of Deceased Employee Namely Pritam Singh) 5 - Dhan Singh S/o Firat Singh Aged About 36 Years R/o Village Kothari Nawapara, Tahsil Kartala, District Korba (C.G.) (Petitioner No. 5 Is Son Of Deceased Employee Namely Noni Bai W/o Firat Singh) ... Petitioner(s) versus SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.04.23 10:52:38 +0530 2 / 3 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mantralya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer-In-Chief, Public Works Department, Nirman Bhawan, North Block Sector-19, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer, Public Works Department, Bilaspur Circle, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Superintendent Engineer, Public Works Department, Bilaspur Division, Bilaspur District Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Bilaspur Division Korba, District Korba (C.G.) 6 - Sub Divisional Officer, Public Works Department, Bilaspur Sub Division Korba, District Korba (C.G.) 7 - Joint Director, Treasury, Accounts And Pension, Bilaspur Division, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Govind Dewangan, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Rishabh Bisen, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 22/04/2025 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- 3 / 3 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