1 2025:CGHC:1930 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 236 of 2025 1. Chunni Lal Verma S/o Late Jagat Ram Verma Aged About 69 Years Retired Time Keeper, R/o Village Ward No. 03 Dharsiva, Tahsil And District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2. Smt. Foolbai W/o Late Bahorik Prasad Aged About 64 Years R/o Village Purani Basti Marwahi, Tahsil Marwahi District Gaurela Pendra Marwahi Chhattisgarh. 3. Arjun Lal Rawat S/o Late Bansi Lal Rawat Aged About 68 Years R/o Ward No. 08 Sakri Tahsil Sakri District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralay Nava Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2. Chief Engineer, Hasdev Kachhar, Water Resources Department, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 3. Senior Geohydometologist Division Water Surve Unit 09 Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 4. Executive Engineer Water Resources Division, Pendra Road, District Gaurela Pendra Marwahi Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) Digitally signed by RAGHVENDRA JAT 2 For Petitioners : Mr. Aakash Singh, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Mr. Khulesh Sahu, Panel Lawyer. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 13/01/2025 1. By way of this writ petition, the petitioners have prayed for following reliefs:- “10.1. That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue the direction for the respondent authorities to grant the benefit of leave encashment.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are retired employees of the respondent department, who were working as work charged / Contingency Paid Employees in the Water Resources Department. He further submits that in the light of judgment passed by this Court in Writ Petition (S) No.3870 of 2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Ors. Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.) and other connected matters decided on 30.09.2022, the petitioners are entitled for leave encashment. 3. Learned State counsel submits 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 period of the service to avail the benefit of leave encashment. 4. I have heard learned counsel for parties and perused the 3 documents available in record. 5. Be that as it may, without commenting anything on the merits, this petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioners to make detailed representation before the concerned respondent / competent authority within the period of ‘30 days’ from the date of receipt of copy of this order with all necessary documents to substantiate their claim. In the event of filing of representation, on due verification, if the petitioners are found to be similarly situated persons, as in the case of Faguvaram Patel (surpa), their claim shall be decided by the respondents in light of judgment of Faguvaram Patel (Supra) expeditiously preferably within the period of ‘90 days’ from the date of submission of the said representation. 6. Accordingly, this petition stands disposed of with aforesaid observations and directions. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Raghu Jat