1 2025:CGHC:35488 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 8376 of 2025 1 - Ganesh Ram Sahu S/o Baratu Ram Sahu Aged About 69 Years R/o H. N. 132, Ward No. 15, Sikaripara, Vill. Bhikhapali, Tahsil Bagbahara Dist. Mahasamund, C.G. 2 - Jehroo Katel S/o Dani Aged About 73 Years R/o Ward No. 8, Vill. - Palsabhadi, Post Singhoda, Dist. Mahasamund, C.G. 3 - Smt. Ganga Bai Sahu W/o Ganesh Ram Sahu Aged About 64 Years R/o Ward No. 15, Sikaripara, Vill. Bhikhapali, Tahsil Bagbahara, Dist. Mahasamund, C.G. 4 - Smt. Vijya Bai W/o Late Devprasad Banjare Aged About 57 Years R/o H. N. 185, Ward No. 19, Panchshil Ward, Mahasamund, Dist. Mahasamund, C.G. 5 - Smt. Firantin Bai Patel W/o Late Ramchandra Aged About 63 Years R/o H. N. 78, Ward No. 12, Dist. Mahasamund, C.G. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through - The Secretary Department Of Public Works, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, Tahsil And District Raipur, C.G. 2 - Engineer-In-Chief Department Of Public Works, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Naya Raipur, Tahsil And District Raipur, C.G. 3 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department (E/m, Sub Division) Raipur, District Raipur, C.G. ALOK SHARMA Digitally signed by ALOK SHARMA Date: 2025.07.24 10:37:52 +0530 2 4 - Superintending Engineer Public Works Department, Division Mahasamund, Tahsil And District Mahasamund, C.G. 5 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department (Building And Read), Division Mahasamund, Tahsil And District Mahasamund, C.G. 6 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Division Mahasamund, Tahsil And District Mahasamund, C.G. 7 - Joint Director Treasury, Accounts And Pension, Raipur, District Raipur, C.G. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Mayank Chandraker, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Mr. S. Choubey, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on Board 23/07/2025 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 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