1 2025:CGHC:38071 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 8895 of 2025 1 - Rajesh Kumar Singh Son Of Late Dular Say, Aged About 26 Years (Legal Heirs Of Late Dular Say) Retired Akushal Shramik At Sub Divisional Officer, Public Works Department, National Highway, Sub Division Manendragarh, District M.C.B. (C.G.), R/o Village Khada, Tahsil Baikunthpur, District Koriya, (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Public Works, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief, Department Of Public Works, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Naya Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer, Public Works Department, National Highway Zone Raipur, District Raipur, (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, National Highway, Division Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) 5 - Sub Divisional Officer, Public Works Department, National Highway, Sub Division Manendragarh, District M.C.B., (C.G.) 6 - Joint Director, Treasury, Account And Pension, Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Jeet Patel, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Ms. Smita Jha, Panel Lawyer SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Digitally signed by SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Date: 2025.08.02 11:23:39 +0530 2 Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 01/08/2025 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that petitioner is the son of the deceased employee namely Late Dular Sai, who was the employee at the Office of Sub-Divisional Officer, PWD, Sub-Division- Manendragarh and has died in the year of 2013 while he was in service. 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, the father of the petitioner was also entitled for leave encashment for the period of his service tenure and being the son, the petition is also entitled for the same. 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 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 his claim. In that event, on due verification, if the petitioner is found to be similarly 3 situated person, as in the case of Faguvaram Patel (supra), his 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