1 2025:CGHC:19221 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2879 of 2025 1 - Khora Ram S/o Shri Kolo Ram Aged About 65 Years Retired 'akushal Gangman Shramik' At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Division Pathalgaon, District Jashpur, (C.G.), R/o. Village Sardih, Tahsil Jashpur, District Jashpur (C.G.) 2 - Mery Bai W/o Shri Gustaf Lakda Aged About 62 Years Retired 'mali' At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department Pathalgaon, Division Pathalgaon, District Jashpur, (C.G.), R/o Village Kurumkela, Tahsil Bagicha, District Jashpur (C.G.) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Department Of Public Works, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2025.04.30 16:18:47 +0530 2 2 - Engineer In Chief Department Of Public Works, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Naya Raipur, (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department, Ambikapur, District Surguja, (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department Pathalgaon, Division Pathalgaon, District Jashpur, (C.G.) 5 - Joint Director Treasury, Account And Pension, Ambikapur, District Surguja, (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 2932 of 2025 1 - Ramdular Ram S/o Shri Dhiran Aged About 68 Years Retired Gang Labour At Executive Engineer Public Works Department Jashpur, Division Jashpur, District Jashpur, (C.G.), R/o Village Charaidand, Tahsil Jashpur, District Jashpur, (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Public Works, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District- Raipur, (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief, Department Of Public Works, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Naya Raipur (C.G.) 3 3 - Chief Engineer, Public Works Department, Ambikapur District Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Jashpur, Division Jashpur, District Jashpur (C.G.) 5 - Joint Director Treasury, Account And Pension, Division Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Jeet Ram Patel, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Shri Sanjeev Pandey, Dy. Advocate General and Shri Ajit Singh, Govt. Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 29.04.2025 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 4 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 afÏrmed 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 Shoaib