2025:CGHC:31888 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7344 of 2025 Bhaskar Samrath S/o Sukhadev Samrath, Aged About 63 Years R/o 50 Dhurawa Para Dharampura-1 Atal Bihari Bajpayee Ward No. 38 Jagdalpur Distt. Bastar C.G. (Name And Add. As Per Aadhar) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya, New Raipur, Atal Nagar District Raipur (C.G.). 2 - The Enginner In Chief Public Works Department, District Raipur (C.G.). 3 - The Chief Engineer Pwd National Highway Division Distt. Raipur C.G. 4 - The Superintendent Engineer Pwd National Highway Division Distt. Raipur C.G. 5 - The Executive Enginner National Highway Division Pwd Jagdalpur Distt. Bastar C.G. 6 - The Sub Divisional Officer Pwd National Highway Division Jagdalpur Distt. Bastar C.G. 7 - Senior Treasurer Officer Jagdalpur Distt. Bastar C.G. ...Respondents (Cause title is taken from the CIS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Petitioner : Shri Vikash A Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondents/State : Ms Smita Jha, PL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 10.07.2025 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that petitioner is retired employee of the Public Works Department, and was working as Work Charged Digitally signed by V PADMAVATHI Date: 2025.07.11 12:03:44 +0530 Wps 7344 of 2025 2 Contingency paid employee. It is further submitted that in light of judgment passed by this Court in WPS-3870 of 2021 (Faguvaram Patel, and others Vs 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 respondent/ competent authority within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order with all necessary documents to substantiate his/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), his/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, petition stands disposed of with aforesaid observation and direction. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) JUDGE padma