1 2026:CGHC:295 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 14147 of 2025 1 - Basant Das Manikpuri S/o Shri Jangal Das Manikpuri Aged About 75 Years R/o 144, Vikas Nagar, Shitala Para Kondagaon, District- Kondagaon (C.G.) ... Petitioner Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Joint Director Treasury Account And Pension Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Mahanadi Pariyojna Water Resources Department, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - The Superintending Engineer Indrawati Bhawan, Water Resources Department, Indrawati Pariyojna Division Jagdalpur District- Bastar Chhattisgarh 5 - Executive Engineer T.D.P.P. Water Resources Department, Division Jagdalpur District- Bastar Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. K.P. Sahu, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Santosh Bharat, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 2 05/01/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner who stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employee is 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 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 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 are only seeking a direction to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioner, at this stage, 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 petitioner, this petition is disposed of permitting petitioner to submit fresh representation. In the event, petitioner submits representation, his 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). 3 5. Accordingly, this petition is disposed off with aforesaid observation and direction. C.C. as per rules. Sd/-d/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Dey SHUBHAM DEY Digitally signed by SHUBHAM DEY Date: 2026.01.06 11:59:53 +0530