1 2025:CGHC:19801 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2996 of 2025 1 - Vishnu Prasad Sharma S/o Late Kalicharan Sharma Aged About 75 Years Retired Labour R/o Ward No.16 Village Gangrel, Tahsil And District- Dhamtari (C.G.) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department, Shivnath Bhawan, Narth Block Sector 19 Nava Raipur District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Mahanadi Reservoir Project Water Resource Department Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Water Management Division Rudri, Tahsil And District- Dhamtari Chhattisgarh SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2025.05.02 16:25:44 +0530 2 --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 2999 of 2025 1 - Kaudu Singh Raghuwanshi S/o Phulchand Singh Aged About 63 Years Retired Labour From The OfÏce Of Executive Engineer Pwd Balod, R/o Village Kolihapuri, Tahsil And District - Durg Chhattisgarh 2 - Sajjan Lal Jha S/o Gangdev Singh Aged About 69 Years Retired Time Keeper From The OfÏce Of Executive Engineer Pwd Balod, R/o Village Gangoripar Tehsil Gurur, District - Balod Chhattisgarh 3 - Smt. Sahera Bai W/o Late Daddu Khan Aged About 70 Years R/o Village And Post Armarikala Tehsil Gurur District - Balod Chhattisgarh ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Work Department, Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Naya Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Engineer In Chief Public Work Department, North Block Sector-19, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Chief Engineer Public Work Department, Durg Circle Durg, District - Durg Chhattisgarh 3 4 - Superintendent Engineer Public Work Department, Mandal Durg, District - Durg Chhattisgarh 5 - Executive Engineer Public Work Department, Division Balod, District - Balod Chhattisgarh 6 - Joint Director Treasury Accounts And Pension Department Durg, District - Durg Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 3005 of 2025 1 - Smt. Durmat Bai Yadav W/o Agarhij Ram Yadav Aged About 69 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village Bhantgaon Tahsil Gunderdehi, District Balod C.G. ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department, Shivnath Bhawan, Narth Block Sector 19 Nava Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 3 - Chief Engineer Mahanadi Godavari Kachhar Water Resource Department, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 4 4 - Executive Engineer Tandula Water Resource Division Durg, District Durg, Chhattisgarh. --- Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Swapnil Keshari, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Shri Vinay Pandey, Dy. Advocate General and Shri Sanjeev Pandey, Dy. Advocate General Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 01.05.2025 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 afÏrmed 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 5 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