1 2025:CGHC:20620 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3168 of 2025 1 - Smt. Jhadhin Bai W/o Harilal Aged About 71 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Ward No. 03, Village Borigarka, Post Pauwara Tehsil Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 2 - Kiselal Yadav S/o Budharu Aged About 63 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Borigarka, Post Pauwara Tehsil Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 3 - Dhanushram Sahu S/o Gayaram Sahu Aged About 63 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Parsahi, Post Patan, Tehsil Patan, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 4 - Rameshwar Prasad Netam S/o Phirturam Netam Aged About 69 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Kokdi, Post Pauwara Tehsil Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 5 - Santuram Sahu S/o Gavar Sahu Aged About 67 Years The Retired SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2025.05.07 16:18:31 +0530 2 Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Risama, Post Risama, Tehsil Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 6 - Khurshid Ram S/o Mahendra Yadav Aged About 70 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Civil Lines, Ward No. 48, New Police Line, Utkal Nagar, Durg, Post Durg, Tehsil Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 7 - Bedu Bai Nirmalkar (Legal Heir) W/o Late Feruram Nirmalkar Aged About 59 Years The Widow Of Work Charged Employee, R/o Ashish Nagar, Risali Bhilai, Post Risali, Sector Bhilai, Tehsil Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, General Administration Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 3 4 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Finance, Accouts And Treasury, Govt. Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 5 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Division, No. 01, Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Anand Kumar Kujur, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Shri Sabyasachi, Choubey, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 06.05.2025 1. The limited relief that the Petitioner seeks for in the present Writ Petition is for an appropriate direction to the Respondents for considering the claim 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 Petitioners, they have made their respective claim in the light of the recent decision of this 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 4 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 claim of all similarly placed person in the light of the aforesaid decision of this 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 aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Shoaib