NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 10246 of 2025 Chitrasen Sahu S/o Late Shri Saukilal Sahu Aged About 67 Years R/o Near Durga Mandir, Sethi Nagar, Opposite H.P. Gas Agency, Raigarh, Police- Chakradharnagar, District : Raigarh, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through - Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - Engineer-In-Chief Public Health Engineering Department, Indravati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Chief Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Bilaspur Division, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 4 - Executive Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Bilaspur Division, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ...Respondents (Cause title is taken from the CIS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Petitioner : Shri Abhishek Singh, Advocate For Respondents/State : Ms Anuja Sharma, PL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 02.09.2025 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that petitioner is retired employee of the Public Health Engineering Department, and was working as Work Charged Contingency paid employee. 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 petitioner is also entitled for leave encashment. Digitally signed by V PADMAVATHI Date: 2025.09.04 11:10:03 +0530 Wps 10246 of 2025 2 2. Learned State counsel would submit that sufficient documents have not been filed by the petitioner, and it is also not reflected as to whether the petitioner has 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 petitioner 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 his/her claim. In that event, on due verification, if the petitioner is found to be similarly situated person as in the case of Faguvaram Patel (supra), his/her 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