1 / 4 2025:CGHC:19243 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2903 of 2025 1 - Suresh Singh Netam S/o. Late Prasann Singh Netam Aged About 42 Years R/o. Ward No.- 12, Kodagaon, Post- Kodagaon, Kanker, District- North Baster, Kanker, (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Shila Nishad W/o Late Suresh Nishad Aged About 49 Years R/o. Shitlapar Kanker, Post, Thana, Tahsil And District- North Baster, Kanker (C.G.) 3 - Smt. Patregin Mandavi W/o Late Sagan Ram Mandavi Aged About 72 Years R/o. House No.- 126, Ward No.- 12, Govindpur, Thana, Tahsil And District- North Baster, Kanker (C.G.) 4 - Smt. Kamitra Tandiya W/o Late Ramchand Tandiya Aged About 65 Years R/o House No.- 25, Mokha, Kanker, District- North Baster, Kanker (C.G.) 5 - Smt. Heman Bai Sahu W/o Late Ashok Kumar Sahu Aged About 55 Years R/o Gadiyapara, Dhanesra, Kanker, District- North Baster, Kanker, (C.G.) 6 - Smt. Rajkumari Basera W/o Late Shersingh Basera Aged About 61 Years R/o. House No.- 79, Pedawari, Kanker, District-North Baster, Kanker (C.G.) SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.04.30 11:05:37 +0530 2 / 4 7 - Smt. Rambha Sen W/o. Late Balram Sen Aged About 56 Years R/o. House No.- 65, Gaura Chowk, Bhandaripara, Kanker, District- North Baster, Kanker, (C.G.) 8 - Smt. Jasan Bai Nag W/o Late Bhikhamlal Nag Aged About 53 Years R/o. House No.-85, Surdongar Bandhpara, Keshkal, Kondagaon, District- Kondagaon, (C.G.) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Department (B/R), Kanker, District-North Baster, Kanker (C.G.) 3 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Department (B/R), Bhanupratapur, District-North Baster, Kanker, (C.G.) 4 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Department (B/R), Kondagaon, District- Kondagaon, (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) with WPS No. 2935 of 2025 1 - Smt. Rajo Bai Kange W/o Late Baliram Kange Aged About 55 Years R/o Village- Kodagaon, Patelpara, Kanker, District North Baster, Kanker, Chhattisgarh. ---Petitioner(s) Versus 3 / 4 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - The Executive Engineer Water Resource Department, Division- Kanker, District North Baster, Kanker, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Treasury Officer, Treasury Account And Pension, Kanker, District North Baster, Kanker, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Rahul Singh, Adv. on behalf of Mr. Somkant Verma, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Vinay Pandey, Dy. Advocate General (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 29/04/2025 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. 4 / 4 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