1 2025:CGHC:19532 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2946 of 2025 1 - Same Lal Yadav S/o Shri Hosh Ram Yadav Aged About 64 Years Retired 'jal-Wahak', At Executive Engineer Minimata Bango Nahar Division No. 5 Kharsia, District Raigarh, (C.G.), R/o Village Aadajhar, Tahsil Kharsia, District Raigarh, (C.G.) 2 - Resham Lal Sahu S/o Shri Punau Ram Sahu Aged About 62 Years Retired 'kshetr Sahayak', At Executive Engineer Minimata Bango Nahar Division No. 5 Kharsia, District Raigarh, (C.G.), R/o Village Semipali, Tahsil Korba, District Korba, (C.G.) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Water Resource, Mantralay, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resource Department, Shivnath Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur, (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Minimata (Hasdeo) Bango Pariyojana, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Minimata Bango Nahar Division No. 5 Kharsia, District Raigarh, (C.G.) PRIYANKA VERMA Digitally signed by PRIYANKA VERMA Date: 2025.05.01 11:36:09 +0530 2 5 - Joint Director Treasury, Account And Pension, Division Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 2956 of 2025 1 - Gopal Ram S/o Late Dharam Singh Aged About 50 Years R/o Ward No. 7, Sukhvasu Para Bagicha, Tahsil Bagicha, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Public Works, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - Engineer In Chief Department Of Public Works Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department, Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh. 4 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department Pathalgaon, Division, Pathalgaon, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh. 5 - Joint Director Treasury, Account And Pension, Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh. --- Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Prabhu Lal, Advocate For State : Mr. Akhilesh Kumar, GA (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 3 30/04/2025 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 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 Priyanka