1 2025:CGHC:25530 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4929 of 2025 1 - Dhansai S/o Shri Shanti Ram Aged About 69 Years Retired Akushal Shramik At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pathalgaon, District- Jashpur, (C.G.), R/o Village- Kunkuri Tahsil Pathalgaon, District- Jashpur, (C.G.) 2 - Menjar (Mejar Ekka) S/o Shri Samaru Ekka Aged About 72 Years Retired Akushal Shramik At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pathalgaon, District- Jashpur, (C.G.), R/o Village- Kunkuri Tahsil Pathalgaon, District- Jashpur, (C.G.) 3 - Raghunath S/o Shri Ganda Ray Aged About 65 Years Retired Gang Shramik Akushal At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pathalgaon, District- Jashpur, (C.G.), R/o Village- Kharhaguda Tahsil Pathalgaon, District- Jashpur, (C.G.) 4 - Daleyar S/o Shri Rangta Sidar Aged About 69 Years Retired Akushal At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pathalgaon, District- Jashpur, (C.G.), R/o Village- Balkapodhi Tahsil Dharamjaigarh, District- Raigarh, (C.G.) 5 - Budan Sai S/o Shri Chhabil Sai Aged About 75 Years Retired Akushal Shramik At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pathalgaon, District- Jashpur, (C.G.), R/o Village- Balkapodhi Tahsil Dharamjaigarh, District- Raigarh, (C.G.) 6 - Ghanshyam S/o Shri Jagat Ram Aged About 73 Years Retired Gand Mazdoor At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pathalgaon, District- Jashpur, (C.G.), R/o Village- Balkapodhi Tahsil Pathalgaon, District- Jashpur, (C.G.) 7 - Budhava S/o Shri Bajru Ram Aged About 72 Years Retired Akushal Shramik At SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Digitally signed by SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Date: 2025.06.19 10:18:57 +0530 2 Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pathalgaon, District- Jashpur, (C.G.), R/o Village- Kharhaguda Tahsil Pathalgaon, District- Jashpur, (C.G.) 8 - Tibhnath Painkra S/o Shri Aval Sai Painkra Aged About 78 Years Retired Gang Mazdoor At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pathalgaon, District- Jashpur, (C.G.), R/o Village- Badhiwalogari Tahsil Pathalgaon, District- Jashpur, (C.G.) 9 - Bhot Sai Painkra S/o Shri Dhan Sai Aged About 71 Years Retired Akushal Shramik At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pathalgaon, District- Jashpur, (C.G.), R/o Village- Kanartoli Tahsil Farsabahar, District- Jashpur, (C.G.) 10 - Phuleshwar S/o Shri Lakhaman Sai Aged About 65 Years Retired Gang Shramik Akushal At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pathalgaon, District- Jashpur, (C.G.), R/o Village- Farsabahar Tahsil Farsabahar, District- Jashpur, (C.G.) 11 - Lohar Sai S/o Shri Levdu Ram Aged About 67 Years Retired Gang Shramik Akushal At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pathalgaon, District- Jashpur, (C.G.), R/o Village- Kharhaguda Tahsil Pathalgaon, District- Jashpur, (C.G.) 12 - Foslo S/o Shri Mainath Aged About 69 Years Retired Permanent Labour At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pathalgaon, District- Jashpur, (C.G.), R/o Village- Bagbahara Tahsil Pathalgaon, District- Jashpur, (C.G.) 13 - Nahar Sai S/o Shri Sukra Aged About 65 Years Retired Gang Shramik Akushal At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pathalgaon, District- Jashpur, (C.G.), R/o Village- Tilanga Tahsil Kansabel, District- Jashpur, (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through - The Secretary, Department Of Public Works, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Department Of Public Works, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Naya Raipur, (C.G.) 3 3 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department, Ambikapur, District- Surguja, (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department Division, Pathalgaon, District- Jashpur, (C.G.) 5 - Joint Director Treasury, Account And Pension, Ambikapur, District-Surguja, (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Jeet Ram Patel, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Anmol Sharma, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 18/06/2025 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that petitioners are retired employees of the respondents’ Departments and were working as Work Charged Contingency paid employees. It is further submitted that in light of judgment passed by this Court in WPS No. 3870 of 2021 (Faguvaram Patel and others v. State of Chhattisgarh and others) and other connected matters, decided on 30.09.2022, present petitioners are also entitled for leave encashment. 2. Learned State counsel would submit that sufficient documents have not been filed by the petitioners, and it is also not reflected as to whether the petitioners have completed the minimum service to avail the benefit of leave encashment. 4 3. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents on record. 4. Be that as it may, without commenting anything on merits of the case, this petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioners to make a detailed representation before the concerned respondents/competent authority within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order with all necessary documents to substantiate their claim. In that event, on due verification, if the petitioners are found to be similarly situated persons, as in the case of Faguvaram Patel (supra), their claim shall be decided by the respondents in light of judgment passed in that case expeditiously preferably within a period of 90 days from the date of submission of the said representation. 5. Accordingly, the present petition stands disposed of with aforesaid observation and direction. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge sagrika