1 / 2 2026:CGHC:19243 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3594 of 2026 • Smt. Suruchi W/o Late Ajay Kumar Aged About 42 Years R/o House No-215, Maa Bhawani Chwok Kumharpara Jagdalpur District- Baster (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Public Works Department Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar, New Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 2. The Chief Engineer Public Works Department (B And R ) Zone - Baster Jagdalpur District- Baster (C.G.) 3. The Executive Engineer Public Works Department (B And R) North Baster Division No -1 Jagdalpur District- Baster (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Manoj Chauhan, Advocate For Respondent-State : Ms. Apurva Nigam, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 27/04/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the husband of petitioner who died while working as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employees, was entitled for leave encashment but till date respondents have not extended the benefit of leave encashment to petitioner. Identical issue came up for hearing before this Court in case of Faguvaram Patel & Ors. vs. State of C.G., in W.P.(S) No. 3870 of 2021 decided on 30.09.2022, wherein petitioners therein have raised identical issue which was allowed in their favour. He submits that at this stage, petitioner may be permitted to submit representation in light of Faguvaram Patel (supra) and respondents be PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA 2 / 2 directed to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioner expeditiously within specified time. 2. Learned State counsel submits that as petitioner is not pressing this petition on merits and is only seeking a direction to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioner, she is having no objection. 3. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents available on record. 4. Taking into consideration, the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner, this petition is disposed of permitting petitioner to submit fresh representation. In the event, petitioner submits representation, her claim shall be considered and decided in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of representation keeping in mind decision in case of Faguvaram Patel (supra). 5. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with aforesaid observations and directions. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) pwn JUDGE