1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 13564 of 2025 1 - Jaylal Baiga S/o Shri Mohan Baiga, Aged About 70 Years Retired Gang Mazdoor, At Executive Enggineer, Publci Works Department Division Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (C.G.) R/o Vill. Devgarh, Tahsil Bharatpur, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (C.G.) 2 - Brij Lal, S/o Shri Ramjeet, Aged About 72 Years Retired Gang Shramik Akushal, At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department Division Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (C.G.) R/o Vill. Kasra, Tahsil Baikunthpur, District Koriya (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Public Works, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief, Department Of Public Works, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Naya Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer, Public Works Department, Ambikapur Zone, District Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer, Public Works Department Division Manendragarh, District Manendragarh- Chhirmiri- Bharatpur (C.G.) 5 - Joint Director, Treasury, Account And Pension, Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Jeet Ram Patel, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Keshav Gupta, Govt. Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Order on Board 04/12/2025 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that petitioners are retired employees of the respondents’ Departments and were working ALOK SHARMA Digitally signed by ALOK SHARMA Date: 2025.12.04 17:16:56 +0530 2 as Work Charged Contingency paid employees. It is further submitted that in light of judgment passed by this Court in WPS No. 3870 of 2021 (Faguvaram Patel and others v. State of Chhattisgarh and others) and other connected matters, decided on 30.09.2022, present petitioners are also entitled for leave encashment. 2. Learned State counsel would submit that sufficient documents have not been filed by the petitioners, and it is also not reflected as to whether the petitioners have completed the minimum service to avail the benefit of leave encashment. 3. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents on record. 4. Be that as it may, without commenting anything on merits of the case, this petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioners to make a detailed representation before the concerned respondents/competent authority within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order with all necessary documents to substantiate their claim. In that event, on due verification, if the petitioners are found to be similarly situated persons, as in the case of Faguvaram Patel (supra), their claim shall be decided by the respondents in light of judgment passed in that case expeditiously preferably within a period of 90 days from the date of submission of the said representation. 5. Accordingly, the present petition stands disposed of with aforesaid observation and direction. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge Alok