1 2025:CGHC:1357 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 113 of 2025 1 - Tejram Sahu S/o Shri Nathu Ram Sahu Aged About 62 Years R/o Golden Gali, Chhattisgarh Nagar, Raipur, Bendra Nawagarh District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Shivprasad Satnami S/o Shri Jaishri Satnami Aged About 72 Years R/o Village Khola, Ward No 16, Ghasidas Chowk, Police Station And Tahsil Abhanpur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Mohan Verma S/o Shri Bhagat Ram Verma Aged About 62 Years R/o House No. 237, Ward No. 9, Gudi Chowk Charoda Dharsiwa, District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Chaitram Sahu S/o Shri Mahra Sahu Aged About 62 Years R/o Durga Chowk, Bhatapara Madhar, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 5 - Rajendra Kumar Sahu Shri Jhanglu Ram Sahu Aged About 63 Years R/o Katora Talab, Ambedkar Nagar, Ward No 42, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 6 - Indrajit Singh S/o Shri Jaivind Singh Aged About 76 Years R/o Irrigation Colony, Abhanpur, District Raipur (C.G.) 7 - Smt Aasin Bai Sahu W/o Shri Gopal Sahu Aged About 64 Years R/o Village Amlidih, Tahsil And District Raipur (C.G.) 8 - Smt Mamta Yadav W/o Shri Santosh Yadav Aged About 50 Years R/o Mahadeo Ghat Sai Mandir Road, Shivam Colony, Raipura, District Raipur (C.G.) 9 - Smt Budhiyarin Bai W/o Late Lakhan Lal Yadav Aged About 72 Years R/o Shri Krishna Goshala, Katora Talab Raipur, District, Raipur (C.G.) ... Petitioners VISHAKHA BEOHAR Digitally signed by VISHAKHA BEOHAR 2 versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Executive Engineer Water Resources Department Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Joint Director Treasury Accounts And Pension Raipur Division, District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - The Executive Engineer Mrp, Phase-Ii, Work Division Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from the Case Information System) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Petitioners :- Mr. Vijay Kumar Sahu, Advocate For State :- Mr. Kanwaljeet Singh Saini, P.L. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SB- Hon'ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order On Board 09.01.2025 1. By way of this writ petition, the petitioners have prayed for following reliefs:- “10.1 That the Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, thereby directing the respondent authorities to grant the benefits of leave encashment of 120 days as per the order dated 30/09/2022 and 25/01/2024 passed by the Hon'ble Court in identical case bearing W.P.(S.) No. 3870/2021 and 440/2024 in favour of the petitioners with interest from the date of entitlement to its actual payment. 10.2 That any other relief, which may be deemed, fit by this Hon'ble Court just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case may also be provided in 3 favour of the petitioners.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are retired employees of the respondent department, who were working as class-IV employees in the Water Resources Department. He submits that in the light of judgment passed by this Court in Writ Petition (S) No.3870 of 2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Ors. Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.) and other connected matters decided on 30.09.2022, the petitioners were entitled for leave encashment. 3. Learned State counsel submits that sufficient documents have not been filed by the petitioners and it is also not reflected as to whether the petitioners have completed the minimum period of the service to avail the benefit of leave encashment. 4. I have heard learned counsel for parties and perused the documents available in record. 5. Be that as it may, without commenting anything on the merits, this petition is disposed off giving liberty to the petitioners to make detailed representation before the concerned respondent / competent authority within the period of ‘30 days’ from the date of receipt of copy of this order with all necessary documents to substantiate their claim. In the event of filing of representation, on due verification, if the petitioners are found to be similarly situated persons, as in the case of Faguvaram Patel (surpa), his claim shall be decided by the respondents in light of judgment of Faguvaram Patel (Supra) expeditiously preferably within the 4 period of ‘90 days’ from the date of submission of the said representation. 6. Accordingly, this petition stands disposed off with aforesaid observations and directions. sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Vishakha