1 / 3 2026:CGHC:26 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 14040 of 2025 1 - Umakant Verma S/o Late Chhedilal Verma Aged About 63 Years Retired Nalkoop Chalak Posted At Office Of S.D.O. (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Sakri, Water Resources Department Bilaspur District Bilaspur (C.G.) R/o- Telipara Behind Darbar Lodge, Gali No. 01 P.S. City Kotwali District Bilaspur (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Kunti Bai Singh W/o Vijay Singh Aged About 65 Years Retired Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Minimata Bango Nahar Sub Division No. 17 Bilaspur Water Resources Department District Bilaspur (C.G.) 3 - Deepak Kumar S/o Late Ashok Kumar Aged About 25 Years R/o - House No. 252 Gurughasidas Ward Mission Hospital Road Kedarpur Ambikapur District Surguja (C.G.) Father Of Petitioner Was Retired Chowkidar Posted At Office Of S.D.O. (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Ambikapur Water Resources Department, Division - Ambikapur (Surguja), District Surguja (C.G.) ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Water Resources Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department, Sihawa Bhawan New Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) ALFIZA BAIG Digitally signed by ALFIZA BAIG Date: 2026.01.05 10:30:49 +0530 ALFIZA BAIG Digitally signed by ALFIZA BAIG Date: 2026.01.05 10:31:36 +0530 2 / 3 3 - Chief Engineer Hasdeo Kachhar Department Of Water Resources Bilaspur, District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Division Sakri Water Resources Department District Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer Hasdev Nahar Jal Prabandh Division Janjgir Water Resources Department District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) 6 - Joint Director Pension And Account Treasury Department Bilaspur Division, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioners : Ms. Padmini Kurrey, Advocate For State : Mr. Khulesh Sahu, Panel Lawyer S.B.: 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 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 petitioners expeditiously within specified time. 3 / 3 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, 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 petitioners, this petition is disposed of in light of Faguvaram Patel (Supra) and the petitioners are at liberty to make 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 observation and direction. Certified copy as per rules. sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Alfiza