1 2025:CGHC:19223 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2886 of 2025 1 - Kejuram Sahu S/o Fulsai Sahu Aged About 73 Years R/o Sirpur Road, Kasdol, Tahsil- Kasdol, District- Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) 2 - Nandlal Sahu S/o Bhagwani Sahu Aged About 63 Years R/o Village And Post- Damru, Tahsil- Balodabazar, District- Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Engineer-In-Chief Water Resources Department, Shivnath Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Chief Engineer Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Godawri Kachhar, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2025.04.30 16:18:45 +0530 2 4 - The Chief Engineer Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Project, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 5 - The Executive Engineer Water Resource Department, Kasdol Division, District- Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) 6 - The Executive Engineer Water Resource Department, Balodabazar Division No. 2, District- Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) 7 - The Divisional Joint Director Treasury, Accounts And Pension, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 2916 of 2025 1 - Shiv Dhaniram Bhagat S/o Panderam Bhagat Aged About 72 Years R/o Village- Alora, Post-Ghaghra, Tahsil- Manora, District- Jashpur (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Engineer-In-Chief Water Resources Department, Shivnath Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 3 - The Chief Engineer Water Resources Department, Minimata Hasdeo Project, Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - The Executive Engineer Water Resource Department (E/m) Heavy Plant Division, Water Resource Division, Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - The Divisional Joint Director Treasury, Accounts And Pension, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri K.P. Sahu, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Shri Sanjeev Pandey, Dy Advocate General 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 4 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. 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