1 2025:CGHC:23624 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3729 of 2025 1 - Smt. Priti Kori W/o Late Vinod Kori, Aged About 28 Years, Smt. Kamla Bai, R/o- Village and Post Ranigaon, Tahsil and District Bilaspur (C.G.) Husband of Petitioner was Retired Kushal Sahayak Posted at Office of S.D.O. (E and M) Light Machinery Nalkoop and Gate Sub Division Sakri, Water Resources Department District Bilaspur (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Gauri Koshle W/o Late Ram Nihora Koshle, Aged About 55 Years, R/o Nawapara, Ward No. 10, Ratanpur, Post Ratanpur, Tahsil Kota, District Bilaspur (C.G.) Husband of Petitioner was Retired Akushal Sahayak Posted at Office of S.D.O. (E and M) Light Machinery Nalkoop and Gate Sub Division Sakri, Water Resources Department District Bilaspur (C.G.) 3 - Smt. Sukriti Bai Sahu W/o Late Ramkumar Sahu, Aged About 46 Years, R/o Village Gondaiya- Oklahipara, Post Ranigaon, District Bilaspur (C.G.) Husband of Petitioner was Retired Chowkidar Posted at Office Of S.D.O. (E and M) Light Machinery Nalkoop and Gate Sub Division Sakri, Water Resources Department District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Petitioners versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department of Water Resources Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer in Chief, Water Resources, Department, Sihawa Bhawan New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer, Department of Water Resources Hasdeo Kachhar Bilaspur District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer (E and M) Light Machinery Nalkoop and Gate Division Sakri Bilaspur Water Resources Department District Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - Joint Director, Pension and Account Treasury Department Bilaspur Division, District Bilaspur (C.G.) Digitally signed by MOHAMMAD AADIL KHAN 2 ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. F.S. Khare, Advocate. For State/Respondents : Mr. Anmol Sharma, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 12-06-2025 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 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