1 / 3 2025:CGHC:19228 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2895 of 2025 1 - Gopal Rajak S/o Shri Vijay Rajak Aged About 62 Years Retired Driver, Water Resources Department, Division- Bemetara, R/o Village- Bemetara, Ward No.- 13, Post- Bemetara, Distt.- Bemetara (C.G.) --- Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Distt.- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department, Shiv Nath Bhawan, Sector-19, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, Distt.- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Executive Engineer Water Resources Department, Division- Bemetara, Distt.- Bemetara (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) with WPS No. 2945 of 2025 1 - Bhagwat Singh Thakur S/o Bahal Singh Thakur Aged About 74 Years Retired Sthal Sahayak, Public Works Department, Division- Bemetara, Distt.- Bemetara (C.G.) R/o. Village, Post And Tehsil - Nawagarh, Distt.- Bemetara (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.04.30 11:05:36 +0530 2 / 3 Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Distt.- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Public Works Department, Nirman Bhawan, Sector- 19, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, Distt.- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Division - Bemetara, Distt.- Bemetara (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Shishir Dixit, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Neetu Thawani, Ms. Nupur Trivedi and Ms. Poorva Tiwari, Panel Lawyers (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, 3 / 3 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