1 2025:CGHC:614 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 8527 of 2024 1. Smt. Chhedin Bai Sahu W/o Late Samaru Ram Sahu Aged About 61 Years R/o Shanti Nagar Sakri Tahsil- Sakri District- Bilaspur, C.G. 2. Smt. Tulsa Bai Yadav W/o Late Madan Lal Rawat Aged About 66 Years R/o Village Bakarkuda Tahsil- Masturi, District- Bilaspur, C.G. 3. Smt. Shawan Bai W/o Late Jamuna Prasad Aged About 57 Years R/o Kolihabhata Singhri Bilaspur Tahsil And District- Bilaspur, C.G. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1. State of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya Nava Raipur, District 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 Kachhar, Water Resources Department Bilaspur District- Bilaspur, C.G. 4. Executive Engineer Kharang Water Resources Division Bilaspur District- Bilaspur, C.G. ... Respondent(s) Digitally signed by RAGHVENDRA JAT 2 For Petitioners : Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Ms. Akanksha Verma Dabhadker, Panel Lawer. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 06/01/2025 1. By way of this writ petition, the petitioners have prayed for following reliefs:- “10.1) That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue the direction for the respondent authorities to grant the benefit of leave encashment”. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are widows of deceased Late Samaru Ram Sahu, Late Madan Lal Rawat & Late Jamuna Prasad respectively and they were retired employees of the respondent department, who were working as work charged / contingency paid employees in the Water Resources Department. He submits that in the light of judgment passed by this Court in Writ Petition (S) No.3870 of 2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Ors. Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.) and other connected matters decided on 30.09.2022, the petitioners are entitled for leave encashment. 3. Learned State counsel submits 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 period of the service to avail the benefit of leave encashment. 4. I have heard learned counsel for parties and perused the documents available in record. 5. Be that as it may, without commenting anything on the merits, this petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioners to make 3 detailed representation before the concerned respondent / competent authority within the period of ‘30 days’ from the date of receipt of copy of this order with all necessary documents to substantiate their claim. In the event of filing of representation, on due verification, if the petitioners are found to be similarly situated persons, as in the case of Faguvaram Patel (surpa), their claim shall be decided by the respondents in light of judgment of Faguvaram Patel (Supra) expeditiously preferably within the period of ‘90 days’ from the date of submission of the said representation. 6. Accordingly, this petition stands disposed of with aforesaid observations and directions. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Raghu Jat