1 2025:CGHC:19259 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2921 of 2025 1 - Smt. Sushila Gupta W/o Late Madan Prasad Gupta Aged About 55 Years The Petitioner Is Legal Heirs Of Deceased Madan Prasad Gupta, Who Retired From Executive Engineer, Barnai Nahar Division Ambikapur, R/o Irrigation Colony, Northan Ring, Ambikapur, District- Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Smt. Leelawati Mandal W/o Late Sahodhar Mandal Aged About 66 Years The Petitioner Is Legal Heirs Of Deceased Sahodhar Mandal, Who Retired From Executive Engineer, Water Resources Division Ambikapur, R/o Balrampara, Subhasnagar, Ambikapur, District- Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 3 - P.C. Denial S/o P.D. Chacko Aged About 70 Years Retired Conductor From Office Of Executive Engineer, Water Resources Division No. 1, Ambikapur, R/o Darripara, Ambikapur, District- Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Smt. Sampati Mahant W/o Late Loknath Singh Aged About 54 Years The Petitioner Is Legal Heirs Of Deceased Loknath Singh, Who Retired From Executive Engineer, Water Resources Division No. 1, Ambikapur R/o Das Para, Karji, Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2025.04.30 15:31:01 +0530 2 5 - Smt. Nanhi Das W/o Late Heera Sai Aged About 65 Years The Petitioner Is Legal Heirs Of Deceased Heera Sai, Who Retired From Executive Engineer, Water Resources Division No. 1, Ambikapur, R/o Village Bhandarpara, Inderpur, Tahsil - Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through- Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya, New Raipur, Police Station Rakhi, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department, Shivnath Mandal, North Block, Sector 19, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Hasdev Ganga Kachhar Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Water Resources Division No. 1 Ambikapur, District- Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Executive Engineer Barnai Nahar Division Ambikapur, District- Surguja, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Swapnil Keshari, Advocate. For Respondents/State : Mr. Rishabh Bisen, Panel Lawyer. Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 29/04/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondents for 3 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. 2. According to the petitioners, they have made their claim in the light of the recent decision of this High 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 claim of all similarly placed person in the light of the aforesaid decision of this High 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 Amardeep