1 2026:CGHC:11345 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2330 of 2026 1 - Gaya Ram Sahu S/o Late Sukhar Ram Sahu, Aged About 63 Years Retired Mall Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Construction Sub Division Bilaspur Water Resources Department District Bilaspur (C.G.) R/o Village Ghoramar P.O. Kargikala Tahsil Takhatpur, District Bilaspur C.G. 2 - Mahesh Ram Mahant S/o Fulchand Mahant, Aged About 63 Years Retired Chowkidar, Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Jail Mousam Vigyan Up Sambhag No. 8, Ambikapur Water Resources Department District Surguja (C.G.) R/o Village And Post- Kaliya Tahsil Bagicha District Jashpur C.G. --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Water Resources Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, District Raipur C.G. 2 - Engineer In Chief, Water Resources, Department, Sihawa Bhawan New Raipur, District Raipur C.G. 3 - Chief Engineer Hasdev Kachhar Water Resources Department Bilaspur, District Bilaspur C.G. 4 - Executive Engineer Kharang Jal Sanshadhan Division Water Resources Department Bilaspur District Bilaspur C.G. 5 - Deputy Director Jal Mousam Vigyan Sambhag No. 04 Civil Line Raipur Water Resources Department District Raipur C.G. 6 - Joint Director, Pension And Account Treasury Department Bilaspur Division, District Bilaspur C.G. 7 - Joint Director, Pension And Account Treasury Department Raipur Division, District Raipur C.G. --- Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from CIS system) For Petitioners : Ms. Mamta Mahilonge, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Ajay Kumrani, P.L. SB: Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order On Board BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN Digitally signed by BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN 2 10/03/2026. 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 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