1 / 4 2025:CGHC:18280 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2717 of 2025 1 - Sumer Singh S/o Suddhu Singh Aged About 63 Years R/o House No. 79, Parasgarhi, Koriya, District- Koriya (C.G.) 2 - Sonsai S/o Ram Singh Aged About 63 Years R/o Ward No. 10, Mendradol, Manendragarh, District- M.C.B. (C.G.) 3 - Silbister Lakra S/o Lukas Lakra Aged About 62 Years R/o Phe Colony, Ward No. 1, Pondi, Chirmiri, District- Koriya (C.G.) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, General Administration Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District- Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Finance Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District- Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - The Engineer-In-Chief Public Health Engineering Department, Tehsil And District- Raipur (C.G.) SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.04.24 09:58:32 +0530 2 / 4 5 - The Superintendent Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Tehsil- Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 6 - The Superintendent Engineer (E/m) Public Health Engineering Department, District- Raipur (C.G.) 7 - The Executive Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 8 - The Executive Engineer (E/m) Public Health Engineering Department, Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 9 - The Executive Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Baikunthpur, District- Koriya (C.G.) 10 - The Executive Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Manendragarh, District- Mcb (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) with WPS No. 2734 of 2025 1 - Geeta Shukla W/o Late Pradeep Kumar Shukla Aged About 62 Years R/o Ward No. 7, Phe Store Bai Sagar-Para, Baikunthpur, Koriya District- Koriya (Baikunthpur) (Cg) 2 - Sem Bai W/o Late Ahiman Singh Aged About 64 Years R/o Ward No. 5, Manendragarh, Paraasgarhi, Parasgodi, Koriya, District- Koriya (Cg) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, General Administration Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District- Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 / 4 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District- Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Finance Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District- Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - The Engineer-In-Chief Public Health Engineering Department, Tehsil And District- Raipur (C.G.) 5 - The Superintendent Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Tehsil- Ambikapur District- Surguja (C.G.) 6 - The Superintendent Engineer (E/ M) Public Health Engineering Department, District- Raipur (C.G.) 7 - The Executive Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 8 - The Executive Engineer (E/ M) Public Health Engineering Department, Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 9 - The Executive Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Baikunthpur, District- Koriya (Baikunthpur) (C.G.) 10 - The Executive Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Manendragarh, District- Mcb (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Aman Upadhyay, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Nupur Trivedi and Ms. Poorva Tiwari, Panel Lawyers 4 / 4 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 23/04/2025 1. Since identical issues involved in the above mentioned writ petitions, they are being heard and decided by this common order. 2. By the present writ petitions, 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. 3. 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. 4. Given the said facts, the present Writ Petitions are 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. 5. With the aforesaid direction, the Writ Petitions stand disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar