2025:CGHC:27108 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5723 of 2025 1 - Dinesh Kumar Choudhary S/o S. N. Choudhary Aged About 62 Years R/o Shanti Nagar, Irrigation Colony, V.I.P Road, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Jatiram Miri S/o Bhogul Miri Aged About 63 Years R/o Ward No. 21, Tilda, Post And Tahsil- Tilda, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Kamta Prasad Kannauje S/o Kriparam Kannauje Aged About 63 Years R/o Gidhari, Post- Bhasoj, Tahsil Arang, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Smt. Manju Sharma W/o Late Ramesh Sharma Aged About 53 Years R/o Civil Line, Near Badjhad, Shyam Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Rambati Nayak W/o Late Harishchandra Nayak Aged About 52 Years R/o Bharat Mata Chaura, Shanti Nagar, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Smt. Kumari Bai W/o Late Vishnu Ram Dewangan Aged About 47 Years R/o Ward No. 20 Village Pond, Post And P.S.- Panduka, Tahsil Chhura, District Gariyaband, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - The Engineer-In-Chief Water Resources Department, Shivnath Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - The Chief Engineer Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Godavari Kachhar, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - The Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Project Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 5 - The Executive Engineer (E/ M) Heavy Plant Division, Water Resources Department, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 6 - The Executive Engineer (E/ M) Light Machinery Nalkup And Gate Division, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 7 - The Divisional Joint Director Treasury, Accounts And Pension, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from the CIS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Petitioners : Shri KP Sahu, Advocate For Respondents/State : Shri Akhilesh Kumar, GA Digitally signed by V PADMAVATHI Date: 2025.06.24 17:20:08 +0530 Wps 5723 of 2025 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 23.06.2025 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that petitioners are retired employees of the Water Resource 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