1 2025:CGHC:28017 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6361 of 2025 1 - Ramlakhan S/o Shivnath Yadav Aged About 65 Years Retired Gang Labour, R/o Village Keshopur, Tehsil Ramanujnagar, District Surajpur (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Tulsi Bai W/o Late Bharat Ram Aged About 41 Years R/o Village Pidha, Tehsil And District Surajpur (C.G.) 3 - Tiju Ram S/o Nanda Rajav Aged About 65 Years Retired Gang Labour, R/o Village Pidha, Tehsil And District Surajpur (C.G.) 4 - Mangta Ram S/o Sukhan Aged About 68 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village Kunkuri Kala, Tehsil Shantipara, District Surguja (C.G.) 5 - Bolwa S/o Jagta Aged About 60 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village Rajoti (Majhapara), Tehsil Seetapur, District Surguja (C.G.) 6 - Gharbharan S/o Nanka Aged About 68 Years Retired Labour, R/o Ghutrapara, Shakalpur, Tehsil Pratappur, District Surajpur (C.G.) ... Petitioners versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Work Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Chief Engineer Public Work Department, Surguja Circle Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) 3 - Superintendent Engineer Public Work Department Circle Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Public Work Department (Bha/road) Division Surajpur, District Surguja (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer Public Work Department (Bha/road) Division Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate. For State/Respondents : Mr. Shreyansh Mehta, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Digitally signed by MOHAMMAD AADIL KHAN 2 Order on Board 26-06-2025 1. By the present 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 provisions of the Chhattisgarh Work Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave 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 Petitioner therein has 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 immediately process the claims of all similarly placed persons herein subject to verification of their record 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 Aadil