1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 8164 of 2025 1 - Shishupal Nath S/o Shri Sanath Kumar Tiwari Aged About 63 Years R/o Post - Misda, Gram Gangaajal, P.S. - Navagarh, District - Janjgir Champa (C.G.) (Petitioner Retired On 30/04/2025 From The Post Of Sthal Sahyak) 2 - Bhaggu Ram Dhimer S/o Shri Jhagalu Ram Aged About 63 Years R/o Gram And P.O. Seoni, P.S. - Champa, District Janjgir Champa (C.G. (Petitioner Retired On 28/02/2025 From The Post Of Pump Attendant) 3 - Rajendra Kumar Rathore, S/o Late Jagdish Prasad Rathore, Aged About 62 Years R/o Post - Bhaghat Chock Purani Basti Ward No. 11, Th. Janjgir, District - Janjgir Champa (C.G.) (Petitioner Retired On 30/06/2025 From The Post Of Assistant Fitter) 4 - Ramkumar Sahu S/o Late Sevak Ram Sahu, Aged About 62 Years R/o Village Semra, Th. - Navagarh, District - Janjgir Champa (C.G.) (Petitioner Retired On 30/06/2025 From The Post Of Fitter Grade-3) 5 - Dashru Ram Mathur S/o Shri Kunj Ram Mathur, Aged About 63 Years R/o Ward No. 14, Sinchai Colony Akaltara, Th. - Akaltara, District Janjgir Champa (C.G.) (Petitioner Retired On 31/07/2024 From The Post Of Sthal Sahayak) 6 - Santosh Kumar Bareth S/o Samaru Ram Bareth, Aged About 62 Years R/o Ward No. 2 Khokhra, Th. Janjgir, District Janjgir Champa (C.G.) (Petitioner Retired On 30/06/2025 From The Post Of Sthal Sahayak) 7 - Murtaza Khan S/o Shri Kurbaan Khan, Aged About 62 Years R/o Village Jarve Hardi, Th. - Janjgir, District - Janjgir Champa (C.G.) (Petitioner Retired On 28/02/2025 From The Post Sthal Sahyak) 8 - Naval Kumar Rathore S/o Late Rampratap Rathore, Aged About 30 Years R/o ALOK SHARMA Digitally signed by ALOK SHARMA Date: 2025.07.19 14:25:49 +0530 2 Village Nariyara, Th. - Akaltara, District - Janjgir Champa (C.G.) (Petitioner Father Died On 22/08/2013 While Working On The Post Of Sthal Sahyak) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Water Resource Department Mahanadi Bhawan,nava Raipur, Distt. - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief, Resource Department, Shivnath Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Distt. - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer, Mini Mata Hasdeo Bango Project, Water Resouce Department, Distt. - Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Superintendent Engineer, Hasdeo Project Division, Water Resouce Department, Rampur, Korba, Distt.-Korba (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer, Hasdeo Canal Water Management Division, Water Resouce Department, Janjgir, Distt.-Janjgir Champa (C.G.) 6 - Executive Engineer, Hasdeo Barrage Water Management Division Korba District Korba, District Korba (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sandeep Yadav, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Ajit Singh, Govt. Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. 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) 3 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 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 Alok