1 / 4 2025:CGHC:21585 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3346 of 2025 1 - Smt. Najma Begam W/o Late Sakil Ahmad Aged About 74 Years R/o Village Ward No. 36 Mominpura Ambikapur, Tahsil Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 2 - Jai Ram Bhoy S/o Nirakar Bhoy Aged About 63 Years Retired Truck Driver From Office Of Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division No. 1 Ambikapur, R/o Village Charpara Sargawan, Post- Sakalo, District Surguja (C.G.) 497001 3 - Suresh Kumar Khare S/o Dwarika Prasad Khare Aged About 63 Years Retired Time Keeper, From Office Of Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division No. 1 Ambikapur, R/o Sangam Gali, Gudri Chaok Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Chief Engineer, Hasdev Ganga Kachhar, Water Resource Department, Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) 3 - Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division, Ramanujganj, District Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.05.12 11:13:19 +0530 2 / 4 with WPS No. 3443 of 2025 1 - Mani Ram S/o Agar Sai Aged About 69 Years Retired Labour, From The Office Of Executive Engineer Pwd (Bhawan And Sadak) Division Ambikapur, R/o Village Gorta, Tehsil Lakhanpur, District Surguja (C.G.) 2 - Sukhram Kevat S/o Manbodh Kevat Aged About 65 Years Retired Labour, From The Office Of Executive Engineer Pwd (Bhawan And Sadak) Division Ambikapur, R/o Village Andhla, Tehsil Lakhanpur, District Surguja (C.G.) 3 - Amir Sai S/o Pradhan Sai Aged About 66 Years Retired Labour, From The Office Of Executive Engineer Pwd (Bhawan And Sadak) Division Surajpur, R/o Village Rikhi Udhaypur, District Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Jirjodhan Singh S/o Aghnoo Ram Singh Aged About 66 Years Retired Labour, From The Office Of Executive Engineer Pwd (Bhawan And Sadak) Division Surajpur, R/o Village Ward No. 01 Tripureshvarpur Ramanujnagar, District- Surguja (C.G.) 5 - Jatan S/o Amar Sai Aged About 65 Years Retired Labour, From The Office Of Executive Engineer Pwd (Bhawan And Sadak) Division Sarajpur, R/o Ghutrapara Pasta, Bhuneshwarpur, District Surguja (C.G.) 6 - Smt. Basiran Bibi W/o Tohit Ahmad Aged About 74 Years Retired Time Keeper, From The Office Of Executive Engineer Pwd (Bhawan And Sadak) Division Ambikapur, R/o Village Hatri Marg Sitapur, District - Surguja (C.G.) 7 - Satya Narayan S/o Amar Sai Aged About 68 Years Retired Labour, From The Office Of Executive Engineer Pwd (Bhawan And Sadak) Division Ambikapur, R/o Village Hira Dabri Post Dabri, District Surguja (C.G.) 8 - Devnandan Ram S/o Tapeshwar Aged About 75 Years Retired Labour, From The Office Of Executive Engineer Pwd (Bhawan And Sadak) Division Ambikapur, R/o Raima, Ambikapur, District-Surguja (C.G.) 3 / 4 9 - Smt. Subaso W/o Late Mohan Lal Aged About 71 Years R/o Amdi Bathanpara Tehsil Dhaurpur, District Surajpur (C.G.) 10 - Smt. Sundari W/o Late Paras Ram Aged About 62 Years R/o Village Bulanga Tehsil Lundra Surajpur, District Surajpur (C.G.) 11 - Naresh Kujur S/o Late Bitluram Aged About 52 Years R/o Village Badha, Post Durgapur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) 12 - Kunj Bihari S/o Bahal Das Aged About 63 Years Retired Chowkidar, From The Office Of Executive Engineer Pwd (Bhawan And Sadak) Division Surajpur, R/o Manjhapara, Post Bhitti, District Surguja (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through, The Secretary, Public Work Department, Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Chief Engineer Public Work Department, Surguja Circle, Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) 3 - Superintendent Engineer Public Work Department, Mandal Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Public Work Department, (Bhawan And Sadak) Division, Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer Public Work Department, (Bhawan And Sadak) Division, Surajpur, District Surajpur (C.G.) 6 - Executive Engineer Public Work Department, (Bhawan And Sadak) Division, Ramanujganj, District- Balrampur Ramanujganj (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Swapnil Keshari, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. T. S. Sahu, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 4 / 4 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 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. 3. 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. 4. Given the said facts, the present Writ Petitions are 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. 5. With the aforesaid direction, these Writ Petitions are disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar