1 2025:CGHC:32844 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7777 of 2025 1 - Tulsiya Wife Of Mansingh Aged About 75 Years Resident Of Village Chikhli, Nawagarh, Balodabazar, District - Balodabazar-Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Water Resources, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - The Joint Director Treasury Accounts And Pension, Raipur, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Engineer-In-Chief Water Resources Department, Shivnath Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Chief Engineer Mahanadi Godawari Kachhar Water Resources Department Raipur, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Executiveengineer Mahanadi Water Resources Department Division Kasdol District - Balodabazar-Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. K. P. Sahu, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Santosh Bharat, Panel Lawyer. ALOK SHARMA Digitally signed by ALOK SHARMA Date: 2025.07.15 19:53:35 +0530 2 Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on Board 15/07/2025 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that petitioner is retired employee of the respondents’ Departments and was working as Work 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 3 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 Alok