1 2025:CGHC:21615 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3437 of 2025 1 - Gend Ram S/o. Late Ram Nath Aged About 42 Years R/o. House No. 4, Ward No. 1, Gram Paisari, Dagauri, Dist. Bilaspur (C.G.) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, Dist. Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer-In-Chief Pwd, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Sector-19, Capital Complex, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, Dist. Raipur 492002. 3 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department, Office Front Of District Court, Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Superintending Engineer Public Works Department, Bilaspur Circle, Office Front Of District Court, Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Block No. 1, Bilaspur, Office District Court Area, Bilaspur (C.G.) 6 - Collector - Bilaspur Collectorate, Bilaspur, Dist. Bilaspur (C.G.) AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2025.05.09 18:16:01 +0530 2 7 - Divisional Joint Director Treasury Accounts And Pensions - Bilaspur Division, Bilaspur, Dist. Bilaspur (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 3457 of 2025 1 - Uday Nath Singh S/o Late Bandhu Singh Aged About 70 Years Resident Ward No. 54, Near, Chandra Moli Shiv Mandir, Bandhwapara, Sarkanda Tehsil And District Bilaspur (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, Dist. Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer-In-Chief Pwd, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Sector-19, Capital Complex, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, Dist. Raipur 492002 3 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department, Office Front Of District Court, Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Superintending Engineer Public Works Department, Bilaspur Circle, Office Front Of District Court, Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Block No. 1, Bilaspur, Office District Court Area, Bilaspur (C.G.) 6 - Collector - Bilaspur Collectorate, Bilaspur, Dist. Bilaspur (C.G.) 7 - Divisional Joint Director Treasury Accounts And Pensions - Bilaspur Division, Bilaspur, Dist. Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Apurva Verma, Advocate. 3 For Respondents/State : Mr. Soumitra Kesharwani, Panel Lawyer. Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 09/05/2025 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 Respondents for considering the claim 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 claim in the light of the recent decision of this High 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. 4. Given the said facts, the present Writ Petitions are disposed of at this juncture, directing the Respondent Authorities to immediately process the claim of all similarly placed person in the light of the aforesaid decision of this High Court on the 4 same subject-matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of copy of this Order. 5. With aforesaid direction, the Writ Petitions are disposed of. SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Amardeep