1 2025:CGHC:20392 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2273 of 2025 1 - Shivtaran Ganguli S/o Tara Shankar Ganguly Aged About 64 Years Retired Time Keeper From Office Of Executive Engineer, Water Resources Division No. 1, Ambikapur, R/o Ward No. 26, Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) 2 - Satrajit Dixit S/o Mahaveer Dixit Aged About 63 Years Retired Time Keeper From Office Of Executive Engineer, Water Resources Division No. 1, Ambikapur, R/o Shiv Mandir Road, Kenabandh, Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) 3 - Kishori Lal S/o Muni Ram Aged About 73 Years Retired Time Keeper From Office Of Executive Engineer, Water Resources Division No. 1, Ambikapur, R/o Mangal Pandey Ward, Ambikapur, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Smt. Naresh Bai W/o Late Biranchi Yadav Aged About 51 Years R/o Thabiya Para, Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja (C.G.), The Petitioner Is Legal Heirs Of Deceased Employee Biranchi Yadav Who Retired From Office Of Executive Engineer, Water Resources Division No. 1, Ambikapur Distt. Sarguja At Ambikapur (C.G.) 5 - Smt. Bhagmaniya Paikra W/o Late Nabi Paikra Aged About 50 Years R/o Village- Sarnadih, Chalgali, Ghughari, Tahsil- Shankargarh, Distt. Surguja (C.G.), The Petitioner Is Legal Heirs Of Deceased Employee Nabi Paikra Who Retired From Office Of Executive Engineer, Water Resources Division, Balrampur District Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) Petitioner(s) versus RAHUL JHA Digitally signed by RAHUL JHA Date: 2025.05.06 11:51:49 +0530 2 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief, Water Resources Department, Shivnath Mandal, North Block, Sector 19, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer, Hasdeo Ganga Kachhar, Water Resources Department, Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer, Water Resources Division No. 1, Ambikapur, District- Surguja At Ambikapur (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer, Water Resources Division Balrampur, District- Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Swapnil Keshari and Mr. Ayush Kesharwani For Respondents/ State : Mr. Akhilesh Kumar, GA (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 05/05/2025 1. The limited relief that the Petitioners seeks for in the present Writ Petition is for an appropriate direction to the Respondents for considering the claim of the Petitioners 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 Petitioners, they have made their claim in the light of the recent decision of this High Court rendered in 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 3 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 claim of all similarly placed person in the light of the aforesaid decision of this High Court on the same subject-matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of copy of this Order. 4. With the aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE Rahul