1 / 3 2026:CGHC:164 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 14109 of 2025 Dalar S/o Jet Goyal Aged About 63 Years R/o House No. 135 Kudalgaon Post Kachnar Distt. Bastar (C.G.) (Name And Add. As Per Aadhar) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya, New Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Engineer In Chief Public Works Department, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Chief Engineer Pwd National Highway Division, Distt. Raipur (C.G.) 4 - The Superintendent Engineer Pwd National Highway Division Distt. Raipur (C.G.) 5 - The Executive Engineer National Highway Division Pwd Jagdalpur, Distt. Bastar (C.G.) 6 - The Sub Divisional Officer Pwd National Highway Division Jagdalpur Distt. Bastar (C.G.) 7 - Senior Treasurer Officer Jagdalpur, Distt. Bastar (C.G.) ... Respondents ALFIZA BAIG Digitally signed by ALFIZA BAIG Date: 2026.01.05 10:31:35 +0530 2 / 3 For Petitioner : Mr. Rupendra Dewangan, Advocate For State : Mr. Love Sharma, Panel lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 02/01/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner who stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employees is entitled for leave encashment but till date respondents have not extended the benefit of leave encashment to petitioner. 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, petitioner 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 petitioner is not pressing this petition on merits and are only seeking a direction to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioners, at this stage, 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 petitioner, this petition is disposed of permitting the petitioner to make fresh representation. In the event, petitioner submits fresh representation, his claim shall be considered and decided in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three 3 / 3 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 observation and direction. Certified copy as per rules. sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Alfiza