1 2025:CGHC:9330 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1380 of 2025 1 Ramkumar Nirmalkar S/o Late Ghasiram Nirmalakar (G.R. Nirmlakar) Aged About 73 Years Retired As Wireman, Office Of Executive Engineer, Pwd Division Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh, R/o Ward No. 4, Mendra Road, Near Mobile Tower, Gokul Nagar, Ghuru Ameri, Bilaspur, Tahsil And District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Finance Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 The Engineer-In-Chief Public Works Department (Chhattisgarh), Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2025.02.25 10:30:41 +0530 2 4 The Chief Engineer Public Works Department Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 5 The Executive Engineer Bilaspur Public Works Department, Division Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 6 The Sub-Divisional Officer Pwd E And M Sub-Division High Court, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 7 The Divisional Joint Director Treasury, Accounts And Pensions, Bilaspur Division, Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 8 The Treasury Officer District Treasury Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Ashesh Kumar, Advocate For Respondent(s)/ State : Shri Suyashdhar, Dy. G.A. Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 24/02/2025 Heard. 1. The limited relief that the Petitioner seeks for in the present Writ Petition is for an appropriate direction to the Respondents to consider the claim of the Petitioner for grant of leave encashment in terms of the provisions of the Chhattisgarh 3 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 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 petitioner 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 Jyoti