1 2026:CGHC:1882 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 181 of 2026 1 - Anil Kumar Sinha S/o Krishnaprasad Sinha Aged About 62 Years Retired Survey Attendant, R/o House No. 27, Ward No. 02, Tahsil Para Kusmi, Post Kusmi, District Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) 2 - Mohammad Kashim Firdausi S/o Mohammad Yakub Firdausi Aged About 70 Years R/o House No. 45/1 Masjid Para, Batauli, Post Lundra, District Surguja (C.G.) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resource Department, Shivnath Mandal, North Block, Sector-19 Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Hasdev Ganga Kachhar, Water Resource Department Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Water Resource Division Balrampur, District Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) -- Respondent(s) For Petitioners : Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate For Respondent-State : Ms. Akanksha Verma Dabhadekar, Panel Lawyer SB: Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order On Board 13/01/2026 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 BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN Digitally signed by BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN 2 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 petitioner expeditiously within specified time. 2. Learned State counsel submits that as petitioners are not pressing this petition on merits and is only seeking a direction to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioners, 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