1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 13559 of 2025 1 - Shobhnath Gond S/o Late Shri Kisun Ram (Son Of Deceased Employee) Aged About 25 Years Resident Of Village- Darritola, Tahsil- Manendragarh, District- Koriya (C.G.) 2 - Rupan Ram S/o Late Shri Marha Ram Aged About 65 Years Resident Of Village And Post- Kersai, Tehsil- Tapkara, District Jashpur (C.G.) 3 - Lalpiyaro W/o Ratiya Ram Aged About 74 Years Resident Of Village- Ghasimunda, Post- Kersai, Tahsil- Tapkara, District- Jashpur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Work Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer-In-Chief Public Work Department Nirman Bhawan, North Block Naya Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Chief Engineer Public Work Department National Highway Zone Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - The Executive Engineer Public Work Department National Highway Division Ambikapur District Sarguja Chhattisgarh 5 - Joint Director Treasury Account And Pension Ambikapur, District Sarguja (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Manoj Chauhan, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Ms. Anuja Sharma, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 04/12/2025 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that petitioner Nos. 1 and 2 are the sons of the deceased employees, and petitioner No. 3 is the wife of the deceased employee, who were working under the respondent department. It is further submitted that in light of judgment ALOK SHARMA Digitally signed by ALOK SHARMA Date: 2025.12.04 17:16:57 +0530 2 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, the father of the petitioners were also entitled for leave encashment for the period of their service tenure and being the sons and wife, the petition is also entitled for the same. 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 his 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), his 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