2025:CGHC:46207 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 10471 of 2025 1 - Smt. Chhoti Bai W/o Shri Jagdish Prasad, Aged About 62 Years Retired- Sweeper, Office Of Municipal Council, Bagbahra, R/o- Ward No. 3, Main Road, Thanapara, Bagbahra, District Mahasamund (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Urban Administration And Development And Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Director, Urban Administration And Development, Indrawati Bhawan, Directorate Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Collector, District Mahasamund (C.G.) 4 - Chief Municipal Officer, Municipal Council, Bagbahra, District Mahasamund (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Anil Tawadkar, Advocate. For State : Mr. S.P. Kale, Addl. A.G. Hon'ble Shri Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas Order on Board 10/09 /2025 1. The petitioner has filed this Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of appropriate writ of mandamus and certiorari and for other suitable writs and directions. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the issue involved in this case is squarely covered by the order dated 06.05.2024 passed by this Court in WPS No. 2622 of 2025 and 2627 of 2024, therefore, similar order can be passed in the present case also. He would further submit that the petitioner who was working on the post of Sweeper in Municipal Council Bagbahara, District Mahasamund has been retired ARUN KUMAR DEWANGAN Digitally signed by ARUN KUMAR DEWANGAN Date: 2025.09.10 17:05:06 +0530 but his leave encashment has not been released by the respondent though sanctioned due to financial crisis and would pray for issuance of direction to the respondent authorities. 3. Considering the submission and fact that though the leave encashment amount sanctioned, the same has not been paid to the petitioner, though this is a fit case where penal interest can be imposed, but looking to the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that the respondent authority is having some financial crisis, no penal interest is imposed, but it is directed that within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, leave encashment amount shall be released to the petitioner without any delay. 4. It is made clear that if the respondent authority fails to comply with the order, then it will be viewed seriously by this Court. 5. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ petition (s) is disposed of. Sd/- (Narendra Kumar Vyas) Judge Arun