1 / 2 2025:CGHC:21618 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3444 of 2025 1 Bhaiya Ram Sahu S/o Santu Sahu Aged About 76 Years R/o Bandhwapara, Behind Bhandari Plot, Sarkanda, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 Engineer-In-Chief, Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 Chief Engineer, Kachhar, Water Resources Department, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 Superintendent Engineer, Water Resources Mandal, Water Resources Department, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 Executive Engineer, Kharang Water Resources Department, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 6 Joint Director, Pension And Lok Lekha Department, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Ms. Sunita Sahu, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Shri Saumitra Kesharwani, P.L. JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2025.05.09 17:51:15 +0530 2 / 2 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 09/05/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities for considering the claims of the Petitioner 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 Petitioner, he has made his 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 claim of the petitioner 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 Jyoti