1 / 3 2025:CGHC:21143 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3307 of 2025 1 - Smt Birjha Sahu Wd/o Late Shri Hukum Lal Sahu Aged About 56 Years R/o Village Bhothipara, Post Charbhatha, Police Station Ranchirai, Tahsil Gundardehi District Balod (C.G.) 2 - Jagat Ram Yadav S/o Late Shri Govind Ram Yadav Aged About 69 Years R/o Village Dhangaon, Post And Tahsil Dondi Lohara, District Baloda (C.G.) 3 - Bhagirathi Soni S/o Late Shri Makhan Lal Soni Aged About 63 Years R/o Makhanlal Soni Ward No. 2, Village Temri, Bemetara, District Bemetara (C.G.) 4 - Smt Indrani Bai Chandel Wd/o Late Shri Chandu Singh Chandel Aged About 55 Years R/o Village Merara Para, Ward No. 9, Tahsil And District Balod (C.G.) 5 - Arjun Singh Sahu S/o Late Shri Uttam Singh Aged About 76 Years R/o Ward No. 13, Tikri Arjuni Alias Tikri Balod, Tahsil Gundardehi District Balod (C.G.) 6 - Bhesaj Kumar Choudhary S/o Shri Tahal Singh Aged About 62 Years R/o Choudhary Para, Ward No. 1, Matiya, Arjunda, Balod, District Balod, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.05.09 15:48:37 +0530 2 / 3 versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Executive Engineer Water Resources Department Raipur Division, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Joint Director Treasury Accounts And Pension Raipur Division, District Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Rustam Sahu, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Akanksha Verma Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 08/05/2025 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 3 / 3 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 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