1 2025:CGHC:20360 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3091 of 2025 1 - Shrinath Garg S/o Harishchandra Garg Aged About 66 Years R/o Dudhmaniya, Post- Dudhmaniya, Distt- Singrauli (M.P.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Water Resource, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Distt. Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Secretary, Department Of General Administration, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Distt. Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Secretary, Department Of Finance, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Distt. Raipur (C.G. 4 - Engineer-In-Chief, Water Resource Department, Shivnath Bhawan, Sector-19, Naya Raipur, Distt. Raipur (C.G.) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2025.05.06 16:07:09 +0530 2 5 - Chief Engineer, Minimata Hasdeo Bango Project, Water Resource Department, Bilaspur (C.G.) 6 - Superintendent Engineer, Hasdeo Project Circle, Rampur-Korba, Distt- Korba (C.G.) 7 - Executive Engineer, Hasdeo Barrage Water Management Division, Rampur-Korba, Distt- Korba (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Avinash Singh, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Shri Sanjeev Pandey, Dy. Advocate General. Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 05.05.2025 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 Petitioner, he has made his 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 3 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 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 aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Shoaib