1 2025:CGHC:30813 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7231 of 2025 1 - Lachman Ram S/o Ganesh Ram Aged About 67 Years Retired Gang Labour (Unskilled) Officer Of The Executive Engineer Dept Of Public Work (B/r) Division Jashpur District - Jashpur (C.G.) 2 - Johan Ram S/o Mani Ram Aged About 69 Years Retired Gang Labour Officer Of The Executive Engineer Dept. Of Public Works (B/r) Division Jashpur, District Jashpur (C.G.) 3 - Krishna Singh S/o Kajru Singh Aged About 69 Years Retired Labour Officer Of The Executive Engineer Dept. Of Public Works (B/r) Division Jashpur District - Jashpur (C.G.) 4 - Jagatpal Singh (Died) Through His Legal Heir And Wife Kunti Bai W/o Late Jagatpal Singh Retired Driver (Road Rollar) Officer Of The Executive Engineer Dept Of Public Work (B/r) Division Jashpur District- Jashpur (C.G.) 5 - Ramlal Yadav (Died) Through His Legal Heirs And Wife Mem Bai Yadav W/o Late Ramlal Yadav Retired Time Keepar Officer Of The Executive Engineer Dept Of Public Works (B/r) Division Jashpur District Jashpur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary Department Of Public Works Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan Nawa Raipur Atal Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer -In Chief Department Of Public Work North Block, Sector-19 Nirman Bhawan Nawa Raipur Atal Nagar Raipur (C.G.) SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Digitally signed by SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Date: 2025.07.08 11:05:23 +0530 2 3 - Chief Engineer Department Of Public Works Jashpur Zone Jashpur, District- Jashpur (C.G.) 4 - Superintendent Engineer Department Of Public Works (B/r) Circle Jashpur District- Jashpur (C.G.) 5 - Exective Engineer Department Of Public Work (B/r) Division Jashpur District - Jashpur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Abhishek Choubey, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vinay Pandey, Dy. A.G. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 07/07/2025 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 (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. 3 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 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 petition stands disposed of with aforesaid observation and direction. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge sagrika