1 2026:CGHC:1883 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 223 of 2026 1 - Ramchandra S/o Lakshman Kashyap Aged About 72 Years Retired Chowkidar, R/o Pujari Para, Balikonta, Titargaon, Bastar, District Bastar (C.G.) 2 - Arma Pentaiya S/o Erama Mondi Aged About 55 Years Retired Chowkidar, R/o Village Gotaiguda, Tehsil Bhopaipatnam, District Bijapur (C.G.) 3 - Baliram S/o Kartik Aged About 72 Years Retired Plumber, R/o Village Balikota, Tehsil Jagdalpur, District Bastar (C.G.) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Health Engineer Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nava Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Public Health Engineer Department Indrawati Bhawan Naya Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Public Health Department, Jagdalpur District- Bastar (C.G.) 4 - Superintendent Engineer Public Health Engineer Department, Jagdalpur, District Bastar (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer Public Health Engineer Department, Division Jagdalpur, District Bastar (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) For Petitioners : Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Santosh Bharat, 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 BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN Digitally signed by BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN 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 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