1 2025:CGHC:31185 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7167 of 2025 1 - Smt. Sangita Bai Wd/o Late Surendra Ram Aged About 50 Years (Legal Heirs Of Late Surendra Ram) Retired Chowkidar, Divisional Forest Officer Jashpur, Division Jashpur, District Jashpur, (C.G.), R/o Village- Pakar Kudar, Tahsil, Kunkuri, District Jashpur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Forest Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest Zero Point, Near Vidhansabha, Baloda Bazar Road Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Divisional Forest Officer Jashpur Division Jashpur, District Jashpur (C.G.) 4 - 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. Mayur Khandelwal, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 08/07/2025 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that petitioner is retired employee of the respondents’ Departments and was working as Work SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Digitally signed by SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Date: 2025.07.08 15:06:23 +0530 2 Charged Contingency paid employee. 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 petitioner is also entitled for leave encashment. 2. Learned State counsel would submit that sufficient documents have not been filed by the petitioner, and it is also not reflected as to whether the petitioner has 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, this petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioner 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 her claim. In that event, on due verification, if the petitioner is found to be similarly situated person, as in the case of Faguvaram Patel (supra), her 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