1 2025:CGHC:22931 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3535 of 2025 1 - Smt. Maheshiya Bai Yadav W/o Lakhan Lal Yadav, Aged About 74 Years, Retired Work Charge Labour Office of Executive Engineer, Kharang Water Resource Division Bilaspur, R/o Garhwat Khuntaghat, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 2 - Sitaram Suryawanshi S/o Manohar, Aged About 67 Years, Retired Work Charge Labour from Office of Executive Engineer, Kharag Water Resource Division Bilaspur, R/o Bhandi Post - Khairadanganiya, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 3 - Smt. Har Kumari Yadav W/o Late Baldev Yadav, Aged About 51 Years, R/o Vinoba Nagar Behind the Shiv Mandir Bilaspur, Tahsil and District - Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Petitioners 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, Hasdev Kachhar Water Resource Department Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 4 - Executive Engineer Kharang Water Resource Division Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Swapnil Keshari, Advocate. For State/Respondents : Mr. S.P. Kale, Addl. Advocate General. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 10-06-2025 1. By the present 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 Digitally signed by MOHAMMAD AADIL KHAN 2 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 30-09-2022, 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 20-06-2023. 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 subject to verification of their record 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/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge Aadil