1 2026:CGHC:21318 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3910 of 2026 1 - Smt. Sumitra Bai W/o Late Govind Ram Aged About 69 Years (Legal Heirs Of Late Govind Ram Chowkidar) At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department (B/r), Division Ambikapur, District - Surguja (C.G.), R/o Village- Thor, Post - Bhitthi Kala, Tahsil- Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Labdi Bai W/o Late Santhu Ram Aged About 56 Years (Legal Heirs Of Late Santhu Ram Labour) At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department (B/r), Division Ambikapur, District - Surguja (C.G.), R/o Village- Dandgaon, Tahsil- Udaipur, District- Surguja (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through - The Secretary, Department Of Public Works, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District- Raipur, (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Department Of Public Works, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Naya Raipur, (C.G.) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2026.05.07 18:01:53 +0530 2 3 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department (B./r.), Ambikapur, District- Surguja, (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department (B./r.) Division Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 5 - Joint Director Tresury, Account And Pension, Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Jeet Ram Patel, Advocate For Respondents/State : Ms. Apurva Nigam, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 07.05.2026 1. The limited relief that the Petitioners seeks for in the present Writ Petition is for an appropriate direction to the Respondents for considering the claim of the Petitioner for grant of leave encashment in terms of the provisions of the Chhattisgarh Work- Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977. 2. According to the Petitioners, they have made their respective claim in the light of the recent decision of this Court rendered in W.P.(S) No.3870/2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others) decided on 30.9.2022, wherein similar 3 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 all similarly placed person in the light of the aforesaid decision of this 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 Shoaib