1 2025:CGHC:41750 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 9676 of 2025 1 - Smt. Fulpati W/o Late Ghuran Das Aged About 55 Years R/o Village- Kamari, Block- Shankargarh, District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department, Shivnath Bhawan, Narth Block Sector 19, Nava Raipur District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Hasdev Ganga Kachhar, Water Resource Department, Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Water Resource Division Balrampur, District Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Swapnil Keshari, Advocate For State/Respondents : Mr. Santosh Bharat, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on Board 19-08-2025 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that husband of the petitioner was retired employee of the respondents’ Departments and was working as Work Charged Contingency paid employee. It is further submitted that in light of judgment passed by this Court in WPS No. 3870 of 2021 (Faguvaram Digitally signed by MOHAMMED AADIL KHAN 2 Patel and others v. State of 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 husband of the petitioner had 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 her claim. In that event, on due verification, if the husband of the petitioner is found to be similarly situated person, as in the case of Faguvaram Patel (supra), 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, the present petition stands disposed of with aforesaid observation and direction. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge Aadil