1 2025:CGHC:43541 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 10086 of 2025 1 - Ramanand Sahu S/o Late Kriparam Sahu Aged About 73 Years Retired (Data Assistant) From The Office Of Executive Engineer, E/m, Heavy Machinery, Water Resource Division, Raipur, R/o Shivom Vihar Colony, Behind Pushpak Almari Factory, Raipura, Ward No. 68 Mahadev Ghat, Raipura, Sundar Nagar, Raipur District Raipur C.G. 2 - Raju Kumar Bhori S/o Late Shyam Lal Yadav Aged About 62 Years Retired (Skilled Helper) From The Office Of Executive Engineer, E/m, Regional Workshop Division, Water Resource Department, Raipur, R/o House No. 51/3037, Lakhe Nagar, Kushalpur, Goverdhan Chowk, Raipur District Raipur C.G. 3 - Yashoda Patle Wd/o Late Bhau Rao Patle Aged About 63 Years Wd/o Retired Employee Late Bhau Rao Patle (Operator Grade 2) From The Office Of Executive Engineer, E/m, Heavy Machinery, Water Resource Division, Raipur, R/o Hari Nagar, Batul Board, Near Bajrang Kirana Store, S.A.F. Lines Bhilai, P.O. S.A.F. Lines Bhilai, Durg, District Durg C.G. 4 - Urmila Banjare Wd/o Late Ramgopal Banjare Aged About 56 Years Wd/o Retired Employee Late Ramgopal Banjare (Skilled Helper) From The Office Of Executive Engineer, E/m, Heavy Machinery, Water Resource Division, Raipur, R/o House No. 139, Satnam Chowk, Serikhedi, Mandir Hasoud, P.O. Mandir Hasoud, District Raipur C.G. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, General Administration Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya Naya Raipur, Tehsil And District Raipur C.G. Pin 492002. 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Tahsil And District Raipur C.G. Pin 492002. 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Finance Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Tahsil And District Raipur C.G. Pin 492002. 4 - Engineer-In-Chief Water Resources Department, Sector-19, Shivnath Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur C.G. 5 - Executive Engineer, E And M Heavy Earthmoving Machinery Division, Raipur, ALOK SHARMA Digitally signed by ALOK SHARMA Date: 2025.08.28 19:18:12 +0530 2 Sihava Bhavan, Civil Line, Main Road, Near Civil Line Police Station Raipur District Raipur C.G. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Ashish Thawait, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Keshav Gupta, Govt. Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on Board 28/08/2025 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 that event, on due verification, if the petitioners are found to be 3 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