1 2025:CGHC:31561 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7300 of 2025 1 - Rafail Toppo S/o Late Dukalu Toppo Aged About 63 Years Retired Dakrunner, R/o Ward No. 10, Fundurdihari, Tehsil Ambikapur, District- Surguja ( C.G. ). 2 - Chandramani Prasad Yadav S/o Ram Lakhan Yadav Aged About 62 Years Retired Dakrunner, R/o Ward No. 2, Jail Road, Sinchai Colony, Khopamahuva, District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj ( C.G. ). ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Water Resource Department Mahandi Bhawan Atal Nagar Raipur, ( C.G. ). 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resource Department, Shivnath Mandal, North Block, Sector 19, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur, ( C.G. ). 3 - Chiep Engineer Hasdev Ganga Kachhar, Water Resource Department Ambikapur, District- Surguja ( C.G. ). 4 - Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division, Balrampur, District- Balrampur, Ramanujganj ( C.G. ). 5 - Executive Engineer Water Resource Division, Ramanujganj, District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj ( C.G. ). 6 - Joint Director Pension And Kosh Lekha Department, Surguja, District- Surguja ( C.G. ). ... Respondent(s) SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Digitally signed by SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Date: 2025.07.10 10:22:17 +0530 2 For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Mayur Khandelwal, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 09/07/2025 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. 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 3 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