1 2025:CGHC:23638 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3871 of 2025 1 - Smt. Anita Sahu W/o Late Basant Kumar Sahu, Aged About 50 Years, R/o Village Parsada (Bharni), Police Station - Sakri, District - Bilaspur (C.G.) Husband of Petitioner was Posted as Helper at Office of S.D.O. Minimata Bango Nahar Sub Division No.17, Bilaspur Water Resources Department District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Bhukhin Bai Kaiwartya W/o Late Dhaniram Kaiwartya, Aged About 53 Years, R/o Village Okhar Post Pachpedi District - Bilaspur (C.G.) Husband of Petitioner was Posted as Kushal Sahayak at Office of S.D.O. Ghongha Shirsh Karya Sub Division Kota, Water Resources Department, District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 3 - Ishwar Lal Yadav S/o Late Awadh Ram Yadav, Aged About 73 Years, Retired Sthal Sahayak Posted at Office of S.D.O. Jal Sansadhan Survekshan Sub Division Bilaspur Water Resources Department, District - Bilaspur (C.G.) R/o Near Sao Dharamshala, Juna Bilaspur, Behind Putri Shala, Bilaspur, Police Station City Kotwali, District - Bilasupr (C.G.) 4 - Patar Sai S/o Late Pokla Ram, Aged About 68 Years, Retired Chowkidar Posted at Office of S.D.O. (E and M) Light Machinery Nalkoop and Gate Sub Division Ambikapur Water Resources Department, District - Surguja (C.G.) R/o Village Belkona Post Sihar P.S. and Tahsil Shankargarh District - Surguja (C.G.) ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department of Water Resources Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief, Water Resources, Department Sihawa Bhawan New Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer, Department of Water Resources Hasdeo Kachhar Bilaspur District - Bilaspur (C.G.) Digitally signed by MOHAMMAD AADIL KHAN 2 4 - Chief Engineer Hasdeo Ganga Kachhar Department of Water Resources Ambikapur District - Surguaj (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer Kharang Jal Sanshadhan Division, Water Resources Department, District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 6 - Executive Engineer Hasdev Nahar Jal Prabandh Division, Janjgir, Water Resources Department, District - Janjgir - Champa (C.G.) 7 - Executive Engineer Jal Sansadhan Division Kota, Water Resources Department District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 8 - Executive Engineer Jal Sanshadhan Division Baikunthpur Water Resources Department, District - Koriya (C.G.) 9 - Joint Director, Pension and Account Treasury Department Bilaspur Division, District - Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. F.S. Khare, Advocate. For State/Respondents : Mr. Anmol Sharma, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 12-06-2025 1. By the present 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 30-09-2022, 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 20-06-2023. 3. Given the said facts, the present Writ Petition is disposed of at this juncture, 3 directing the Respondent Authorities to immediately process the claims of all similarly placed persons herein subject to verification of their record 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/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge Aadil