1 2025:CGHC:39729 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 9290 of 2025 1 - Smt. Bhime W/o Lakhma Aged About 55 Years R/o 58 Patinaikaras Urmapal, Konta, District - Sukma (C.G.), (Widow Of Deceased Employee) 2 - Smt. Champa Sethiya W/o Raghuram Aged About 60 Years R/o 90, Schoolpara Palem Pondum, District - Sukma (C.G.), (Widow Of Deceased Employee) 3 - Smt. Dulle W/o Konda Ram Aged About 60 Years R/o Chhuragatta Patelpara Patnaikras Urmapal, District - Sukma (C.G.), (Widow Of Deceased Employee) 4 - Smt. Jayanti Yadav W/o Jhitaru Yadav Aged About 60 Years R/o Tongpal Konta, District - Sukma (C.G.), (Widow Of Deceased Employee) 5 - Smt. Dileshwari Thakur W/o Antusingh Thakur Aged About 46 Years R/o 53 Patelp Para, Keshloor, District - Bastar (C.G.), (Widow Of Deceased Employee) 6 - Smt. Hadme W/o Masa Aged About 63 Years R/o 80 Patelpara Palem Pondum, District - Sukma (C.G.), (Widow Of Deceased Employee) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, Atal Nagar, District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Engineer In Chief Public Works Department, District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Chief Engineer P.W.D., National Highway Division, District - Raipur (C.G.) 4 - The Superintendent Engineer P.W.D., National Highway Division, District - Raipur (C.G.) 5 - The Executive Engineer P.W.D., National Highway Division, Jagdalpur, District - Bastar (C.G.) 6 - The Sub Divisional Officer P.W.D., National Highway Division, Jagdalpur, District - Bastar (C.G.) ALOK SHARMA Digitally signed by ALOK SHARMA Date: 2025.08.08 19:29:09 +0530 2 7 - Senior Treasurer Officer Jagdalpur, District - Bastar (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Vikas A. Shrivastava, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Shreyansh Mehta, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on Board 08/08/2025 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that petitioners are the wives of the respective deceased employees who are claiming state of the deceased employees which he would received on account of leave encashment from the department till the existence of their employment. The deceased employees were entitled for leave encashment but till date they have not extended the benefit of leave encashment by the respondents authorities. Identical issue came up for hearing before this Court in case of Faguvaram Patel & Ors. Vs. State of C.G., in W.P.(S) No. 3870 of 2021 decided on 30.09.2022, wherein petitioners have raised identical issue which was allowed in their favour. He submits that at this stage, petitioners may be permitted to submit representation in light of Faguvaram Patel (supra) and respondents be directed to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioners expeditiously within specified time. 2. Learned State counsel submits that as the petitioners are not pressing this petition on merits and is only seeking a direction to decide the representations to be submitted by petitioners, at this stage, he is having no objection. 3. I have heard learned counsel for parties and perused the documents available in record. 3 4. Taking into consideration the limited prayer made by learned counsel for petitioners, this petition is disposed of in light of Faguvaram Patel (Supra) and the petitioners are at liberty to make representation within a period fo 15 days from receipt of copy of this order. In the event, the petitioners are found to be similarly situated persons, their claim shall be decided by the respondents in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of representation. 5. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with aforesaid observations and directions. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge Alok