1 2025:CGHC:29394 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6784 of 2025 1 - Sukhdev Ram S/o Shri Lata Ram Aged About 71 Years Retired Gang Mazdoor, At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department Jashpur Division, District Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. R/o Village Jamchunwa, Tahsil Kunkuri, District Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Public Works, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Engineer In Chief Department Of Public Works, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department, Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Jashpur Division, District : Jashpur, Chhattisgarh 5 - Joint Director Treasury, Account And Pension, Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh. --- Respondent(s) WPS No. 6796 of 2025 1 - Daulat Ram S/o Shri Sadh Ram Aged About 62 Years Retired Gang Shramik Akushal At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pathalgaon, Division ALOK SHARMA Digitally signed by ALOK SHARMA Date: 2025.07.01 18:08:43 +0530 2 Pathalgaon, District - Jashpur (C.G.), R/o Village - Dudungjor, Tahsil - Pathalgaon, District - Jashpur (C.G.) 2 - Chandan Sai S/o Shri Ran Sai Aged About 62 Years Retired Gang Shramik Akushal At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pathalgaon, Division Pathalgaon, District - Jashpur (C.G.), R/o Village - Karmitikra, Tahsil - Pathalgaon, 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 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department, Ambikapur, District - Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Pathalgaon 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. S. Badgaiya, Dy. Govt, Advocate and Mr. Khulesh Sahu, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on Board 01/07/2025 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 3 (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. 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, the present petitions are 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 petitions stand disposed of with aforesaid observation and direction. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge Alok