2025:CGHC:44812 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 10236 of 2025 1 - Mehattar Lal Sahu S/o Uday Ram Sahu Aged About 74 Years A Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Mopka, Post Mopka, Tehsil Bhatapara, District Balaudabazar-Bhatapara Chhattisgarh 2 - Rajkumar Yadav S/o Laxman Yadav Aged About 62 Years A Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Chandibazar, Ward No. 10, Kopedih, Raipur, Post Raipur, Tehsil Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Rama Sahu S/o Mehattar Sahu Aged About 76 Years A Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Labhandi, Post Krishak Nagar Near Pashu Hospital Labhandi, Tehsil Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, General Administration Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Dist. Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Dist. Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Finance, Accounts And Treasury, Govt. Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Dist. Raipur Chhattisgarh 5 - The Executive Engineer Mahanadi Jalashaya Pariyojna, Disnet, Division No. 03, Tilda, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 6 - The Executive Engineer E And M, H/m Division, Water Resource Department Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ...Respondents (Cause title is taken from the CIS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Petitioners : Shri Anand Kumar Kujur, Advocate For Respondents/State : Ms Anuja Sharma, PL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 02.09.2025 Digitally signed by V PADMAVATHI Date: 2025.09.04 11:10:03 +0530 Wps 10236 of 2025 2 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that petitioners are retired employees of the Water Resource Department, and were working as Work Charged Contingency paid employees. It is further submitted that in light of judgment passed by this Court in WPS-3870 of 2021 (Faguvaram Patel, and others Vs 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 respondent/ 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 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, petition stands disposed of with aforesaid observation and direction. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) JUDGE padma