1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 9126 of 2025 1 - Bharat Ram Yadav S/o Late Shri Ghasi Ram Yadav Aged About 42 Years R/o Ward No. 03, Gohrapadar, Gohrapada, District - Gariyaband (C.G.) 2 - Harishwar Rao Baber S/o Shri Mehhatar Rao Baber Aged About 62 Years R/o Hatwara Para, Amlipadar, Gariyaband District - Gariyaband (C.G.) 3 - Sukhiya Bai W/o Shri Santram Aged About 61 Years R/o Village Basin Tehsil Gariyaband District - Gariyaband (C.G.) 4 - Devnarayan Sinha S/o Shri Budhram Sinha Aged About 63 Years R/o Awas Para, Panduka, Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 5 - Tir Nath Netam S/o Shri Hiralal Netam Aged About 42 Years (Mother Smt. Padmani Bai) R/o Ward No. 08, Ganesh Chowk Sikasar, Begarpala Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 6 - Pramila Bai Nirmalkar W/o Late Shobhit Ram Nirmalkar Aged About 59 Years R/o Ward No. 14, Pairi Nagar, Majarkatta, Gariyaband District - Gariyaband (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department New Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Throughthe Secretary, General Administration Department New Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Finance Department New Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - The Engineer In Chief Water Resource Department Nirman Bhawan, North Block Sector- 19, Capital Complex Naya Raipur Atal Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) 5 - The Executive Engineer Water Resource Department, Gariyaband, District - Gariyaband (C.G.) ALOK SHARMA Digitally signed by ALOK SHARMA Date: 2025.08.05 19:00:48 +0530 2 6 - The Joint Director Treasury Account And Pension Divisional Office Raipur Division District - Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Gunjan Rani Agrawal, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Ms. Smita Jha, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on Board 05/08/2025 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. 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 3 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