1 / 4 2025:CGHC:19635 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3012 of 2025 1 Sanat Ram S/o Chhanu Ram Sahu Aged About 63 Years R/o Ward No. 18, Village Kaneri, Tahsil Gurur, Dist Balod C.G. 2 Smt. Phoolbasan W/o Late Prabhuram Aged About 61 Years R/o Village Dhobanpuri, Tahsil Gurur, Dist Balod C.G. 3 Smt. Lakhni Bai W/o Late Human Lal Aged About 63 Years R/o Village Khairwahi, Tahsil Gurur, Dist Balod C.G. 4 Mayaram Dhobi S/o Late Guharam Nirmalkar Aged About 70 Years R/o Village Biretara (Doma), Tahsil And Dist Dhamtari C.G. 5 Gend Singh Thakur S/o Late Samaru Ram Aged About 70 Years R/o Village Jangalpara, Tahsil Nagari, Dist Dhamtari C.G. 6 Dhanesh Kumar Sahu S/o Late Kanak Prasad Sahu Aged About 63 Years R/o Ward No. 10, Linepara, Tahsil Nagari, Dist Dhamtari C.G. 7 Smt. Rahimat Bai W/o Late Baisaku Ram Aged About 63 Years R/o Village Janwargaon, Tahsil And Dist Dhamtari C.G. 8 Smt. Peelabai W/o Late Bodhanram Sahu Aged About 57 Years R/o Village Sirsida, Tahsil Nagari, Dist Dhamtari C.G. JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2025.05.01 10:52:40 +0530 2 / 4 9 Smt. Agasiya Bai Chhediya W/o Late Shrirai Sing Dhruv Aged About 65 Years R/o Village Bhainsbod, Tahsil Kurud, Dist Dhamtari C.G. 10 Smt. Shivbati Bai Gond W/o Late Sukdev Ram Aged About 63 Years R/o Ward No. 9, Village Ballerbahara, Tahsil Nagari, Dist Dhamtari C.G. 11 Smt. Cheena Bai Yadav W/o Late Ganesh Ram Yadav Aged About 60 Years R/o Village Mechka, Tahsil Nagari, Dist Dhamtari C.G. 12 Kewra Bai D/o Late Phool Singh Aged About 65 Years R/o Village Mechka, Tahsil Nagari, Dist Dhamtari C.G. 13 Smt. Vidyawat Bai Sahu W/o Late Puranik Aged About 66 Years R/o Village Patora, Ps- Dongargaon, Dist Rajnandgaon C.G. 14 Bhojlal Dhruv S/o Late Ram Singh Aged About 38 Years R/o Village Mechka (Sotur), Tahsil Nagari, Dist Dhamtari C.G. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Dept. Of General Administration, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur (C.G.) 2 The Secretary, Dept. Of Finance, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur (C.G.) 3 The Secretary, Dept. Of Water Resurces, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur (C.G.) 4 Chief Engineer, Mahanadi Pariyojna, Dept. Of Water Resurces, Tahsil And Dist- Raipur (C.G.) 5 Executive Engineer, Water Management Division, Rudri, Ward No. 38, Dhamtari (C.G.) 3 / 4 6 Executive Engineer, Mahanadi Water Reserve Project Division Code No. 2, Rudri, Dist- Dhamtari (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Shri N. Naha Roy, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. S.S. Choubey, P.L. (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 30/04/2025 1. By the present writ petition, 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. 2. According to the Petitioners, they have made their respective 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 claims of all similarly placed persons herein in the 4 / 4 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 Jyoti