1 2025:CGHC:24451 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4645 of 2025 1 - Herman Tirkey S/o Bal Sai Tirkey Aged About 65 Years Retired Driver From The Office Of Executive Engineer P.W.D. (Bh/ Road) Division Ramanujganj, R/o Astbal Colony Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Mandaru Ram S/o Lutharu Ram Aged About 82 Years R/o Village Lamgaon, Tehsil Lundra, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Lala Prasad S/o Baratu Ram Aged About 68 Years Retired Labour From The Office Of Executive Engineer P.W.D. (Bh/ Road) Division Surajpur, R/o Village Baijnathpur, Tehsil Surajpur, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Smt. Urmila W/o Girwar Aged About 35 Years R/o Village Karkoti, Post Bhaisathan, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh, Legal Heirs Deceased Employee Gangaram 5 - Baijnath S/o Late Sukhram Aged About 74 Years Retired Labour From The Office Of Executive Engineer P.W.D. (Bh/ Road) Division Surajpur, R/o Village Jamdi Darripara, Surajpur, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Shivnath S/o Genda Aged About 76 Years Retired Labour From The Office Of Executive Engineer P.W.D. (Bh/ Road) Division Surajpur, R/o Village Danoli, Tehsil And District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh. 7 - Smt. Chandrakanta Bari W/o Ashok Kumar Bari Aged About 80 Years R/o Jail Para Surajpur, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh. 8 - Bed Sai S/o Kawal Sai Tekam Aged About 63 Years Retired Labour From The ALOK SHARMA Digitally signed by ALOK SHARMA Date: 2025.06.17 10:52:13 +0530 2 Office Of Executive Engineer P.W.D. (Bh/ Road) Division Ambikapur, R/o Village Jhirmiti, Tehsil Udaypur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 9 - Thakur Prasad Kaushik S/o Gudoouram Aged About 65 Years Retired Helper From The Office Of Executive Engineer P.W.D. (Bh/ Road) Division Ramanujganj, R/o Village Lamgaon, Tehsil Lundra, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Work Department, Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Chief Engineer Public Work Department, Surguja, Circle, Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Superintendent Engineer Public Work Department, Mandal Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Executive Engineer Public Work Department, (Bhawan And Sadak) Division Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Executive Engineer Public Work Department, (Bhawan And Sadak) Division, Surajpur, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Executive Engineer Public Work Department, (Bhawan And Sadak) Division Ramanujganj, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Swapnil Keshri, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Kanwaljeet Singh Saini, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on Board 16/06/2025 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 3 provisions of the Chhattisgarh Work-Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leavs 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 petitioners therein have 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 petitioners and after examining their case individually as per their own merits, shall decide their 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