1 / 3 2025:CGHC:20654 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3194 of 2025 1 Surendra Shrivastava S/o Late Shri Tara Prasad Shrivastava Aged About 78 Years Retried Junior Mechanic Posted At Office Of S.D.O. (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Durg Water Resources Department, District Durg (C.G.) R/o House No. 11, Panchsheel - A, Sector Street No. 3, Ward No. 49, Borsi, Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 2 Sukhchain Jhariya S/o Mangal Das Jhariya Aged About 64 Years Retired Dak Runner, Posted At Office Of Executive Engineer Jal Sanshadhan Division Kabirdham Water Resources Department, District Kabirdham C.G. R/o House No. 40, Purani Basti, Saigona Ward No. 11, P.O. Kawardha, District Kabirdham Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Water Resources Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department, Sihawa Bhawan New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 3 Chief Engineer Mahanadi Godavari Kachhar Water Resource JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2025.05.07 10:38:34 +0530 2 / 3 Department Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 4 Executive Engineer Jal Sanshadhan Division Kabirdham Water Resources Department District Kabirdham Chhattisgarh. 5 Executive Engineer (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Division Durg Water Resources Department, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 6 Joint Director Pension And Account Treasury Department Durg Division, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 7 Joint Director Pension And Account Treasury Department, Raipur Division, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Ms. Nilu Kumari Singh, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. T.S. Sahu, P.L. (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 06/05/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities for considering the claims of the Petitioner for grant of leave encashment in terms of the provisions of the Chhattisgarh Work- Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977. 2. According to the Petitioner, they have made their respective claim in the light of the recent decision passed by this Court rendered in 3 / 3 W.P.(S) No.3870/2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others) decided on 30.9.2022, wherein similar claim of the Petitioner therein has been allowed. The said decision also stands affirmed by the Division Bench in W.A. No.119/2023, decided on 20.6.2023. 3. Given the said facts, the present Writ Petition is disposed of at this juncture, directing the Respondent Authorities to immediately process the claims of all similarly placed persons herein in the light of the aforesaid decision passed by this Court on the same subject-matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. 4. With the aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE Jyoti