1 / 3 2026:CGHC:72 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 14084 of 2025 1. Kanhaiya Lal Dhruv S/o Shri Dev Singh Aged About 63 Years R/o Village Bodki, Tahsil Fingeshwar, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 2. Malechchha Ram Sahu S/o Shri Pancham Sahu Aged About 64 Years R/o Village Purena Ward No. 9 Post Office And Police Station Fingeshwar, Tahsil Rajim District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 3. Ghasiya Ram Sinha S/o Shri Bhagelu Ram Sinha Aged About 62 Years R/o Village Sendar, Tahsil Fingeshwar, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 4. Kheduram Sahu S/o Shri Kartik Ram Sahu Aged About 63 Years R/o Village And Post Office Belar Police Station Fingeshwar, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 5. Chintaram S/o Shri Harakhram Aged About 63 Years R/o Village And Post Office Belar Police Station Fingeshwar, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 6. Kumari Bai W/o Shri Shyamlal Kanwar Aged About 62 Years R/o Village Kutena, Ward No. 06, Tikarapara, Post Office Panduka, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 7. Govardhan Sahu S/o Shri Bise Lal Sahu Aged About 62 Years R/o Village Baherapal Police Station And Tahsil Rajim District- Gariyaband (C.G.) ... Petitioners versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, New Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 2. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, General Administration Department, New Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 3. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Finance Department, New Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 4. The Engineer In Chief Water Resource Department, Nirman Bhawan, North Block Sector 19, Capital Complex Naya Raipur Atal Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) 5. The Executive Engineer Water Resource Department Gariyaband District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 6. The Joint Director Treasury Account And Pension, Tahsil And District- Raipur (C.G.) PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA 2 / 3 ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Kripesh G. Kela, Advocate (through VC mode) For Respondent-State : Mr. Santosh Bharat, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 02/01/2026 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 Patel & Ors. vs. State of C.G., in W.P.(S) No. 3870 of 2021 decided on 30.09.2022, wherein petitioners therein 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 are only seeking a direction to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioners, she 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 petitioner 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 3 / 3 representation keeping in mind decision in case of Faguvaram Patel (supra). 5. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with aforesaid observations and directions. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) pwn JUDGE