1 2026:CGHC:6471 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1405 of 2026 1 - Mangalu S/o Khonjhva Aged About 71 Years R/o Satnami Para, Jait Kham Chowk Villgae Paragaon- 1, Arang, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. (Petitioner Was Retired On 30-06-2017 From The Post Of Skilled Labor) 2 - Pramila Devangan Wd/o Late Lakhiram Devangan Aged About 58 Years R/o House No. 223, Bajrang Chowk, Villgae Paragaon- 1, Arang, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. (Petitioner Husband Retired On 30-04-2018 On The Post Of Unskilled Labor And Died On 14-10-2023) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - The State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Work Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Engineer In Chief Public Work Department, Nirman Bhawan, Sector 19 North Block, Nava Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Chief Engineer Public Work Department, National Highway Mandal, Raipur Circle, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Superintendent Engineer, Public Work Department, National Highway Mandal, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Executive Engineer Public Work Department, National Highway Division No. 01, Pension Bada Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 6 - District Treasury Officer District Treasury Office, Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. --- Respondent(s) For Petitioners : Mr. Satish Gupta, Advocate For Respondent-State : Ms. Shailja Shukla, G.A. SB: Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order On Board 05/02/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners who stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employees, are entitled for leave encashment but till date respondents have not BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN Digitally signed by BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN Date: 2026.02.06 14:11:44 +0530 2 extended the benefit of leave encashment to petitioners. 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 have raised identical issue which was allowed in their favour. He submits that at this stage, petitioners may be permitted to submit representation in light of Faguvaram Patel (supra) and respondents be directed to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioners expeditiously within specified time. 2. Learned State counsel submits that as petitioners are not pressing this petition on merits and are only seeking a direction to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioner/s, he 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 petitioners, this petition is disposed of permitting petitioners to submit fresh representation. In the event, petitioners submit representation, their 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. C.C. as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Balram