1 2025:CGHC:37533 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 8794 of 2025 1 - Harihar Prasad Nishad S/o Ledgu Ram Nishad, Aged About 63 Years R/o Village Khuteri, Post And Tehsil Gunderdehi, District Balod (Chhattisgarh) 2 - Sukalu Ram Rawat S/o Maharu Ram Rawat, Aged About 63 Years R/o Ward No. 16, Kundaru Para Balod, Post Tehsil And District Balod (Chhattisgarh) 3 - Smt. Kalin Bai, Wd/o Late Shyam Lal Aged About 64 Years R/o Village And Post Jhalmala, Tehsil And District Balod (Chhattisgarh) 4 - Smt. Sushila Bai Thakur, Wd/o Late Bharat Lal, Aged About 64 Years R/o Village Aamapara Balod, Tehsil And District Balod (Chhattisgarh) 5 - Smt. Shambai, Wd/o Late Devi Ram, Aged About 60 Years R/o Village Dhumka, Post Jagannathpur (Sa), Tehsil And District Balod (Chhattisgarh) 6 - Smt. Chameli Bai Sahu, Wd/o Late Sukhram Sahu, Aged About 63 Years R/o Village Anandpur, Post Purur, Tehsil Gunderdehi, District Balod (Chhattisgarh) .. Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Work Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 2 - Engineer In Chief, Public Work Department North Block Sector-19, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 3 - Chief Engineer, Public Work Department, Durg Circle Durg, District Durg ALOK SHARMA Digitally signed by ALOK SHARMA Date: 2025.08.04 11:34:42 +0530 2 (Chhattisgarh) 4 - Superintendent Engineer, Public Work Department Mandal, Durg, District Durg (Chhattisgarh) 5 - Executive Engineer, Public Work Department Division Balod, District Balod (Chhattisgarh) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. S. Choubey, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on Board 31/07/2025 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. 3 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