1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 10489 of 2025 1 - Saradhu Yadav S/o Khedu Ram Yadav Aged About 65 Years R/o Ward No. 6, Village Navagaon, Shakti Chowk Th- Kharora, District - Raipur (C.G.) (Petitoiner Was Retired On 30-09-2022 From The Post Of Unskilled Gang Labor) 2 - Khedu Ram Tandon S/o Naindas Tandon Aged About 63 Years R/o Village Bhaisamunda Po. Bhandarpuri Kharora, District - Raipur (C.G.) (Petitoiner Was Retired On 30-09-2024 From The Post Of Gang Labor) 3 - Smt. Jamuna Bai Yadav W/o Sukhi Ram Yadav Aged About 63 Years R/o Village Bhainsa P.O. Bhainsa Th. Kharora, District - Raipur (C.G.) (Petitoiner Was Retired On 30-07-2024 From The Post Of Gang Labor) 4 - Sukhi Ram Yadav S/o Latelu Ram Yadav Aged About 65 Years Village Bhainsa Po. Bhainsa Kharora District - Raipur (C.G.) (Petitoiner Was Retired On 31-08-2022 From The Post Of Gang Labor) 5 - Kamal Narayan Yadav S/o Shri Brijal Yadav Aged About 63 Years R/o Ward No. 11, Chandni Chowk Village Budara, Thasil Kharora District - Raipur (C.G.) (Petitoiner Was Retired On 30-04-2025 From The Post Of Unskilled Labor) 6 - Swaroop Verma S/o Keju Ram Verma Aged About 63 Years R/o Village Mura Ward No. 10, Meharpara Po. Kharora District - Raipur (C.G.) (Petitoiner Was Retired On 30-09-2022 From The Post Of Unskilled Gang Labor) 7 - Ramsanehi Verma S/o Bhukhan Lal Verma Aged About 63 Years R/o Village Mura Rajiv Nagar, Ward No. 5 District - Raipur (C.G.) (Petitoiner Was Retired On 30-04-2025 From The Post Of Unskilled Gang Labor) SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Digitally signed by SAGRIKA AGRAWAL Date: 2025.09.09 11:28:55 +0530 2 8 - Smt. Urmila Yadav W/o Sakharam Aged About 66 Years R/o Village Budera Ward No. 9 Th. Kharora, District - Raipur (C.G.) (Petitoiner Was Retired On 31-08- 2021 From The Post Of Unskilled Gang Labor) 9 - Sakharam Yadav S/o Firanta Yadav Aged About 69 Years R/o Village Budera Th- Kharora, Tilda District - Raipur (C.G.) (Petitoiner Was Retired On 31-07-2018 From The Post Of Unskilled Labor) 10 - Ruplal Patel S/o Pardeshi Patel Aged About 66 Years R/o Village Budera Po. Kharora Tilda District - Raipur (C.G.) (Petitoiner Was Retired On 30-11-2021 From The Post Of Gang Labor) 11 - Mansingh Yadav S/o Feku Ram Yadav Aged About 63 Years R/o Ward No. 10 Chandani Chowk Budera Th- Kharora, District - Raipur (C.G.) (Petitoiner Was Retired On 30-06-2025 From The Post Of Unskilled Labor) 12 - Dujram Dhiwar S/o Hirau Dhiwar Aged About 63 Years R/o Ward No. 7 Bajrang Chowk Budera Kharora, District - Raipur (C.G.) (Petitoiner Was Retired On 30-04- 2025 From The Post Of Unskilled Labor) 13 - Rekha Yadav W/o Late Mani Ram Yadav Aged About 43 Years R/o House No. 25/221, Guru Govind Singh Ward No. 34, Danteshwari Chowk Pandri District - Raipur (C.G.) (Petitoiner Husband Died On 26-12-2024 While Working On The Post Of Unskilled Labor) 14 - Smt. Jaynti Deep W/o Late Gorango Deep Aged About 56 Years R/o Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla Nagar, Kukurbeda Near Arya Samaj Amanaka District - Raipur (C.G.) (Petitoiner Husband Died On 09-09-2021 While Working On The Post Of Unskilled Labor) 15 - Smt. Krishna Yadav W/o Late Amar Singh Yadav Aged About 62 Years R/o Ward No. 1 Village Kanki P.O. Kanki Th- Kharora, District - Raipur (C.G.) (Petitoiner Husband Died On On 21-08-2019 While Working On The Post Of Unskilled Labor) 16 - Smt. Kiran Sahu W/o Late Chandrahas Sahu Aged About 41 Years R/o Kharora Th. Kharora, District - Raipur (C.G.) (Petitoiner Husband Died On 16-02-2017 While Working On The Post Of Unskilled Labor) 3 17 - Smt. Radha Yadav S/o Late Premlal Yadav Aged About 56 Years R/o Ward No. 10 Chandani Chowk Budera Po. Budera Th. Kharora District Raipur (C.G.) (Petitioner Husband Died On 22-09-2022 While Working On The Post Of Unskilled Labor) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - The State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Work Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Public Work Department Nirman Bhawan, Sector- 19, North Block Nava Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Public Work Department Raipur Circle Civil Lines Near Akashwani, Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Superintendent Engineer Public Work Department Mandal - 01 Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer Public Work Department Division No. 02, Sirpur Bhawan Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 6 - District Treasury Officer District Treasury Office Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. U. N.S. Deo, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Arvind Verma, Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 08/09/2025 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 4 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 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 sagrika