1 2025:CGHC:5509 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 839 of 2025 1 - Gopram Verma S/o Tejnath Verma Aged About 63 Years R/o 56, Hanuman Nagar Mathpara Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Public Works Department Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Naya Raipur (C.G.). 2 - The Superintending Engineer Public Works Division No. 2 Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.). 3 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Division Gariyaband District - Gariyaband (C.G.). 4 - The Divisional Joint Director Treasury Accounts And Pension Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.). ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Chandradeep Prasad, Advocate. For Respondent(s)/State : Ms. Akanksha Verma, Panel Lawyer. Digitally signed by RAGHVENDRA JAT 2 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 30/01/2025 1. By way of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:- “10.1 That, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, thereby directing the respondent authorities to release the benefits of leave encashment to the petitioner, with interest @ 12% per annum from the date of entitlement to its actual payment, forthwith. 10.2 That, any other relief/order which may deem fit and just in the facts and circumstances of the case including award of the costs of the petition may be given.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is retired employee of the respondent department, who was working as Daily Wager in the Public Works Department. He further submits that in the light of judgment passed by this Court in Writ Petition (S) No.3870 of 2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Ors. Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors.) and other connected matters decided on 30.09.2022, the petitioner is entitled for leave 3 encashment. 3. Learned State counsel submits that sufficient documents have not been filed by the petitioner and it is also not reflected as to whether the petitioner has completed the minimum period of the service to avail the benefit of leave encashment. 4. I have heard learned counsel for parties and perused the documents available in record. 5. Be that as it may, without commenting anything on the merits, this petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioner to make detailed representation before the concerned respondent / competent authority within the period of ‘30 days’ from the date of receipt of copy of this order with all necessary documents to substantiate his claim. In the event of filing of representation, on due verification, if the petitioner is found to be similarly situated person, as in the case of Faguvaram Patel (Supra), his claim shall be decided by the respondents in light of judgment of Faguvaram Patel (Supra) expeditiously preferably within the period of ‘90 days’ from the date of submission of the said representation. 6. Accordingly, this petition stands disposed of with aforesaid observations and directions. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Raghu Jat