1 2025:CGHC:24806 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4781 of 2025 1 - Annapanna Lal Sahu S/o Late Jaichand Lal Sahu Aged About 66 Years Retired Sthal Sahayak, Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Works Department Sub Division Dharamjaigarh, District Raigarh (C.G.) R/o Village Pakaraiya, Post Akaltara, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Works Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Public Works Department, Sihawa Bhawan New Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.). 3 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department Bilaspur Mandal District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Superintending Engineer Public Works Department Bilaspur Mandal, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department Division Raigarh District Raigarh (C.G.) 6 - Joint Director Pension And Account Treasury Department Bilaspur Division, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. F. S. Khare, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Anmol Sharma, Panel Lawyer. ALOK SHARMA Digitally signed by ALOK SHARMA Date: 2025.06.17 17:59:18 +0530 2 Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on Board 17/06/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is 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 Leavs Rules, 1977. 2. According to the petitioner, he has made his 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 process the claims of the respective petitioner and after examining his case individually as per their own merits, shall decide his cases 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 Alok