1 2025:CGHC:20378 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3135 of 2025 1 - Somnath S/o Sukalu Ram Yadav Aged About 64 Years R/o House No. 38 Ward No. 02 Raut Para Vill. Dongriguda, Post Palari, District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Sukhchand S/o Balsingh Nag Aged About 67 Years R/o 104 Patel Para Amrawati Bade Amravati, District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Suku S/o Tanku Aged About 67 Years R/o Umargaon-B Chipawand, District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Devnath S/o Chamru Ram Yadav Aged About 64 Years R/o House No. 155 Nakapara, Babai, District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Guljar Nag S/o Jalam Singh Aged About 67 Years R/o House No. 01, Ward No. 08 Gram Panchayat Sidawand P.O. Kohakameta Manjhicherra District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Ram Singh S/o Ghasiya Ram Aged About 66 Years R/o House No. 175 Ward Michi Para Post And Vill Banjugani District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. 7 - Somaru Ram S/o Sukhdas Sethiya Aged About 65 Years R/o House No. 95 Kotvarpara Sonabal Post Sonabal, District AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2025.05.06 12:25:59 +0530 2 Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. 8 - Baliyar Sethiya S/o Satan Singh Sethiya Aged About 67 Years R/o House No. 160 Ward No. 08 Chepda Para, Post Sonabal, District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. 9 - Mungay W/o Man Singh Netam Aged About 65 Years R/o 64 Ward No. 13, Devkhargaon, Nayapara Bhiragaon, District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. 10 - Ghud Ram Patel S/o Hari Ram Patel Aged About 68 Years R/o House No. 60 Ward No. 03 Patel Para Umargaon, District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. 11 - Balsingh Poyam S/o Gobroo Poyam Aged About 67 Years R/o House No. 204 Ward No. 04 Madanar Bamhani, District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya, New Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - The Engineer In Chief Public Works Department, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - The Chief Engineer (Administration) Public Works Department, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - The Chief Engineer Public Works Department, (Ba/sa) Jagdalpur, District Bastar, Chhattisgarh. 5 - The Superintendent Engineer Public Works Department (Ba/sa) 3 Jagdalpur, District Bastar, Chhattisgarh. 6 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Department (Ba/sa), District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. 7 - Divisional Joint Director Treasury Account And Pension Bastar Division Jagdalpur, District Bastar, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sumit Shrivastava, Advocate. For Respondents/State : Mr. Suyashdhar Badgaiyan, Dy.G.A. Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 05/05/2025 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking for issuance of 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 W.A. No.119/2023, decided on 20.6.2023. 3. Given the said facts, the present Writ Petition is disposed of at 4 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 Amardeep