1 / 4 2025:CGHC:18758 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2791 of 2025 1 - Dukhva Ram Sahu S/o Jhaduram Sahu Aged About 69 Years Retired Chowkidar From Office Of Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division Kasdol, R/o Village Karda, Tehsil Lavan, District Balodabazar- Bhatapara Chhattisgarh 2 - Bisahu Ram Sahu S/o Tirit Ram Sahu Aged About 77 Years Retired Time Keeper, From Office Of Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division Kasdol, R/o Village Sarwa, Tehsil Lavan, District Balodabazar- Bhatapara Chhattisgarh 3 - Awadh Ram Verma S/o Aayaram Verma Aged About 81 Years Retired Time Keeper, From Office Of Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division Kasdol, R/o Village Chirpota, Tehsil Lavan, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara Chhattisgarh 4 - Gopal Prasad Tiwari S/o Madhav Prasad Tiwari Aged About 77 Years Retired Time Keeper, From Office Of Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division Tilda, R/o Village Bharda, Tehsil Lavan, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara Chhattisgarh --- Petitioner(s) versus SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.04.26 11:00:35 +0530 2 / 4 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Chief Engineer Mahanadi Godawari Kachhar, Water Resource Department, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Executive Engineer Water Resource Division, Kasdol, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara Chhattisgarh 4 - Executive Engineer Water Resource Division, Tilda, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) with WPS No. 2820 of 2025 1 - Lal Ji Kewat S/o Late Bisahu Lal Kewat Aged About 33 Years R/o Ward No. 3, Village Ghanoura Bilaspur, Tehsil And District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 2 - Suresh Singh S/o Late Bhawani Singh Aged About 81 Years Retired Operator Grade-I From Office Of Executive Engineer, Heavy Machinery Water Resource Division Bilaspur, R/o Hardoli Colony Barginagar, District- Jabalpur (M.P.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Water Resources, Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department Raipur District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 / 4 3 - Chief Engineer Hasdev Kachhar Water Resource Department Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Executive Engineer E And M Heavy Machinery Division Water Resource Department Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 5 - Executive Engineer Water Resource Department Marwahi (Pendraroad) District- Gourela-Pendra-Marwahi, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Swapnil Keshari, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Neetu Thawani, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 25/04/2025 1. Since the 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 / 4 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