1 2025:CGHC:21627 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3499 of 2025 1 - Khedu Lal Yadav S/o Chandulal Yadav Aged About 66 Years R/o Sukuldaihan Road Dharampur, Rajnandgaon, District- Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Naarad Gharde S/o Shankar Lalgharde Aged About 73 Years R/o Nayadhaba, Bajarangpur, Nawagaon, Rajnandgaon, District- Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Jaita Ram Bande S/o Tula Ram Bande Aged About 69 Years R/o House No. 96, Ward No. 07, Bhanpuri, Rajnandgaon, District- Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Zafar Husssain S/o Abbas Ali Aged About 66 Years R/o Ward No. 31, Near Kalibadi Chowk, Gayatri School, Kesar Nagar, Rajnandgaon, District- Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Chunnulal Sinha S/o Naturam Sinha Aged About 64 Years R/o House No. 203/1, Ward No. 11, Shanti Nagar, Rajnandgaon, District- Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Mohammad S/o Mumtaz Ali Aged About 75 Years R/o Nuri Masjid, Gali No. 02, Gauri Nagar, Ward No. 12, Rajnandgaon, District- Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Works Department, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Joint Director Accounts, Treasury And Pension Directorate, Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. RAHUL JHA Digitally signed by RAHUL JHA Date: 2025.05.09 18:32:45 +0530 2 3 - Engineer In Chief Public Works Department, Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department, Durg, District- Durg, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Superintendent Engineer Public Works Department, Durg, District- Durg, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. 7 - Sub Divisional Officer Public Works Department, Rajnandgaon, District- Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Ashwin Panickar, Advocate For State : Mr. Kalpesh Ruparel, PL (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 09/05/2025 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 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 3 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 Rahul