2025:CGHC:25998 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5006 of 2025 1 - Bodhan S/o Jeetan Ram Aged About 76 Years Retired Gang Labour, R/o Village School Para, Newara, Tehsil Surajpur, District- Surajpur (C.G.) 2 - Sukhdev S/o Keli Aged About 74 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village- School Para Newara, Tehsil - Surajpur, District- Surajpur (C.G.) 3 - Rameshwar S/o Ranjeet Aged About 76 Years Retired Gang Labour, R/o Village- Sundarpur, Tehsil - Bhaiyathan,, District- Surajpur (C.G.) 4 - Smt. Sanpati W/o Late Bhukh Say Aged About 63 Years R/o School Para, Newara, Tehsil And District- Surajpur (C.G.) 5 - Smt. Parmeshwari Bai W/o Late Pradhan Ram Aged About 52 Years R/o Village- Taiya, Chandarpur, Tehsil - Bhaiyathan District- Surajpur (C.G.) 6 - Smt. Moharmaniya Rajwade W/o Late Bodhi Ram Aged About 46 Years R/o Village- Keshkela, Tehsil - Bhaiythan, District- Surajpur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through, The Secretary, Public Work Department, Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Chief Engineer Public Work Department, Surguja Circle, Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 3 - Superintendent Engineer Public Work Department, Mandal Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Public Work Department, (Bhawan And Sadak) Division, Surajpur, District- Surajpur (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from the CIS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Petitioners : Shri Swapnil Keshari, and Shri Akash Singh, Advocates For Respondents/State : Shri Akhilesh Kumar, GA and Shri Khulesh Sahu, PL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board Digitally signed by V PADMAVATHI Date: 2025.06.19 18:39:52 +0530 Wps 5006 of 2025 2 18.06.2025 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that petitioners are retired employees of the Public Works Department, and were working as Work Charged Contingency paid employees. It is further submitted that in light of judgment passed by this Court in WPS-3870 of 2021 (Faguvaram Patel, and others Vs 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. 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 respondent/ 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, petition stands disposed of with aforesaid observation and direction. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) JUDGE padma