1 2025:CGHC:20616 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3161 of 2025 1 - Shivkumar Patel S/o Late Rajaram Patel Aged About 62 Years R/o Village - Sighorikhurd, Post - Barna, Tahsil - Kurud, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 2 - Angad Kumar Verma S/o Late Keju Ram Verma Aged About 63 Years R/o Village Jal Vihar Colony Gali No. 02, Village Or Post - Rudri, Tahsil And District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 3 - Narayan Yadav S/o Prem Lal Aged About 63 Years R/o Village Jhura Nawagaon, Post - Barna, Tahsil And District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 4 - Chandoo Ram Sahu S/o Late Gopal Ram Sahu Aged About 63 Years R/o Village - Kundel, Tahsil And District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 5 - Siya Ram Kanwar S/o Late Umrav Aged About 63 Years R/o Village Dandesara, Post And Tahsil - Kurud, District - Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2025.05.07 16:18:30 +0530 2 versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Water Resource, Mantralaya Atal Nagar, New Raipur District - Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - The Executive Engineer Water Management Division, Rudri District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 3 - The Executive Engineer Water Resources Department Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 4 - The Executive Engineer Mahanadi Reservoir Project Bridge Division No. 2 Rudri, District - Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 5 - The Joint Director Treasury, Accounts And Pension, Raipur Division, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Sanjeev Kumar Sahu, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Shri Sanjeev Pandey, Dy. Advocate General. 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 3 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 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