1 / 3 2025:CGHC:20110 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3064 of 2025 1 - Dhelu Ram Sahu S/o Budhhuram Sahu Aged About 62 Years Village Gangrel District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh. 2 - Daya Ram Sahu S/o Buhur Ram Sahu Aged About 62 Years Village Gangrel District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh. 3 - Shri Madhu Nishad S/o Bijul Ram Nishad Aged About 73 Years Village Gangrel District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh. 4 - Shri Thanuram Sahu S/o Punarad Sahu Aged About 62 Years Village Gangrel District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh. 5 - Smt. Malti Yadav S/o Shri Santosh Kumar Yadav Aged About 35 Years Shiv Nagar Kanker District Kanker Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Irrigation Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - Engineer In Chief Department Of Water Recources Atal Nagar Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 / 3 3 - Chief Engineer Mahanadi Reservoir Project Water Recources Department Rudri, District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh. 4 - Superintending Engineer Department Of Water Recources (E / M) New Civil Line Raipur Chhattisgarh. 5 - Executive Engineer (E / M) Water Recources Department Rudri District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Vinod Kumar Sharma, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Neetu Thawani, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 02/05/2025 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 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. 3 / 3 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 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 $. Bhilwar/Shoaib