1 2025:CGHC:29771 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6830 of 2025 1 - Smt. Bimla Bai W/o Late Shri Kishore Kumar Sinha Aged About 56 Years R/o Saket Vihar New Changorabhatha, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - The Chief Engineer Water Resource Department E And M Circle, Civil Line Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Superintending Engineer Water Resource Department Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - The Sub Divisional Officer Water Resource Department E And M Regional Workshop Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Executive Engineer Water Resource Department H.E.M Division (Heavy Earth Moving), Regional Workshop Raipur, Civil Line Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Joint Director Treasury, Account And Pension, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Tanmay Thomas, Advocate. For State/Respondents : Mr. K.S.Saini, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board Digitally signed by MOHAMMAD AADIL KHAN 2 02-07-2025 1. The petitioner in this petition has prayed for the following reliefs:- “i) That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondents to pay the amount of leave encashment in favour of petitioner on behalf of her husband in light of the order passed by this Hon’ble Court in W.P.(S) No.3870/2021 dated 30.09.2022 and paid the said benefits with interest. ii) Any other relief / reliefs which may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case, may also be granted in favour of the petitioner.” 2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the issue involved in this petition is squarely covered by the judgment passed this Court in case bearing Writ Petition No.3870 of 2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Ors. Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.) which was decided on 30-09-2022 and therefore this petition may also be disposed of in terms of the order dated 30-09-2022 and permitting the petitioner to make a detailed representation before the concerned respondent/competent authority. 3. Learned State counsel submits that as the petitioner is not pressing this petition on merits and is only seeking a direction to consider and decide the representation to be submitted by petitioner, at this stage, he is having no objection. 4. I have heard learned counsel for parties and perused the documents available in record. 5. Taking into consideration the limited prayer made by learned counsel for petitioner, without commenting anything on the merits, this petition is disposed of in light of case of Faguvaram Patel (supra) giving liberty to the petitioner to make detailed representation before the concerned respondent/competent authority within the period of ‘15 days’ from the date of receipt of copy of this order. In the event, the petitioner’s husband is found 3 to be similarly situated person, his claim shall be decided by the respondents in accordance with the relevant rules and law expeditiously preferably within the period of ‘three months’ from the date of receipt submission of the said representation. 6. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with aforesaid observations and directions. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge Aadil