1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 8149 of 2025 1 - Om Prakash Mukati S/o Shri Ramnarayan Mukati Aged About 62 Years R/o House No. H/215, 16 Block Machadoli Lalpur District - Korba C.G. 495453 2 - Rajendra Prasad Yadav S/o Ram Sai Aged About 65 Years R/o Ward No.- 05, Fundurdilhari District Ambikapur Cg- 497001 3 - Jitbai Karsh W/o Late Maniram Karsh Aged About 42 Years R/o 633. Ward No. 08, Bhatapara Nawagarh District Janjgir- Champa Cg 495557 4 - Gopal Prasad Vishwakarma S/o Late, Kanhaiya Lal Vishwakarma Aged About 73 Years R/o House No.16/149, Bus Stand Mohalla Aitama Machadoli District Korba C.G., 495453 5 - Radheshyam Singh S/o Markande Singh Aged About 62 Years R/o I-9, Beside Panchayat Officer Ward No.09. Raigarh District - Raigarh Cg. 496001 ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary General Administration Department Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya Naya Raipur Tehsil And District Raipur Chhattisgarh – 492002 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Water Resource Department Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya Naya Raipur Tehsil And District Raipur Chhattisgarh - 492002 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Finance Department Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya Naya Raipur Tehsil And District - Raipur Chhattisgarh - 492002 4 - Joint Director Pension And Account Treasury Department Bilaspur Division District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 5 - Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department Sihawa Bhawan New Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Digitally signed by SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Date: 2025.07.19 14:37:47 +0530 2 6 - Executive Engineer Minimata Bango Dam Division-3 Machadoli District - Korba Chhattisgarh 7 - Executive Engineer E And M, Minimata Bango Division Machadoli Headquarter- Katghora District Korba Chhattisgarh 8 - Executive Engineer Kelo Project Survey Division District Raigarh Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Pushp Kumar Gupta, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vinay Pandey, Dy. A.G. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 18/07/2025 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 3 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