1 / 3 2025:CGHC:20896 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3238 of 2025 1 - Jalam Singh Sahu S/o Shobharam Sahu Aged About 69 Years Retired Work Charge Employee R/o Village - Borjhara, Tehsil - Kurud District- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Premdas Manikpuri S/o Arjun Das Manikpuri Aged About 77 Years Retired Pump Operator, R/o Ward No. 17 Gondpara Shakarwara Dhamtari, District- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Parmanand Sahu S/o Pusau Ram Sahu Aged About 62 Years Retired Conductor R/o Ward No. 07 Shiv Chowk Gangrel Colony Dhamtari, Tahsil And District- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through, The Secretary, Water Resources Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department Raipur District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Chief Engineer Mahanadi Jalasay Pariyojana, Water Resources Department Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.05.08 10:28:48 +0530 2 / 3 4 - Executive Engineer Water Prabandh Division Rudri District - Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Executive Engineer E/M Heavy Machinery Division Mahanadi Jalasay Pariyojna Rudri, District- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Ayush Kesharwani, Advocate on behalf of Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Akanksha Verma, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 07/05/2025 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. 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 3 / 3 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