1 / 3 2025:CGHC:49958 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 11665 of 2025 Kabir Das Mahant S/o Lal Das Mahant Aged About 72 Years R/o Village And Post Rajeev Bihar, Rampur Basti, Korba, District : Korba, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - The Secretary General Administration Department, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - The Secretary Public Works Department, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 4 - The Secretary Department Of Finance, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 5 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department, Bilaspur, District : Bilaspur, Digitally signed by PRAVEEN KUMAR SINHA Date: 2025.10.09 19:14:20 +0530 2 / 3 Chhattisgarh 6 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Korba Division, Korba, District : Korba, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. C.J.K. Rao, Advocate For State : Mr. Mayur Khandelwal, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 07/10/2025 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner who stood retired as Work Charged/Contingency Paid Employee is entitled for leave encashment but till date respondents have not extended the benefit of leave encashment to petitioner. Identical issue came up for consideration before this Court in case of Faguvaram Patel & Ors. Vs. State of C.G. [ W.P.(S) No. 3870 of 2021 decided on 30.09.2022], wherein petitioners therein have raised identical issue which was allowed in their favour. He submits that at this stage, petitioner may be permitted to submit a detailed representation in light of Faguvaram Patel (supra) and respondents be directed to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioner expeditiously within specified time. 2. Learned State counsel submits that as petitioner is not pressing this petition on merits and is only seeking a direction to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioner, at this stage, he is having no objection. 3. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents annexed along with this writ petition. 3 / 3 4. Taking into consideration the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner, this petition is disposed of in light of Faguvaram Patel (supra) and the petitioner is at liberty to make representation. In the event petitioner submits representation, his claim shall be considered and decided in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of representation keeping in mind decision in case of Faguvaram Patel (supra). 5. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with aforesaid observation and direction. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Praveen