1 / 2 2025:CGHC:18978 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2821 of 2025 1 - Dashrath Ram S/o Shri Chhote Ram Aged About 69 Years Retired 'chowkidar' At Executive Engineer Water Resource Division Jashpur, District Jashpur, (C.G.), R/o Village Sogada, Tahsil Jashpur, District Jashpur, (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Secretary, Department Of Water Resource, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, Distt. Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Department Of Water Resource, Sihava Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer (Hasdeo) Ganga Basin, Water Resource Department Ambikapur, District Ambikapur, (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Water Resource Division Jashpur, District Jashpur, (C.G.) 5 - Joint Director Treasury, Account & Pension, Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja, (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.04.29 10:53:10 +0530 2 / 2 For Petitioner : Mr. Jeet Ram Patel, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Vinay Pandey, Dy. Advocate General (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 28/04/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities for considering the claim of the Petitioner 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 Petitioner, he has made his claim 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. 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 similarly placed person 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. 4. With the aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar