2025:CGHC:37527 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 8620 of 2025 Smt. Manorama Sharma W/o Late Bhanupratap Aged About 69 Years R/o Ward No. 19, Sheetla, Thakur Para, Kawardha, Dist. Kabirdham (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.) 4 - Superintending Engineer Public Works Department, Division Durg, Tahsil And District Durg (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Division Kawardha, Tahsil And District Kabirdham (C.G.) 6 - Divisional Joint Director Treasury, Accounts And Pension, Durg, District Durg (C.G.) ...Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from the CIS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Petitioner : Shri Mayank Chandrakar, Advocate For Respondents/State : Shri Shreyansh Mehta, PL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 31.07.2025 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that petitioner is retired employee of the Public Works Department, and was working as Work Charged 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 Wps 8620 of 2025 2 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