1 2026:CGHC:296 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 14122 of 2025 1 - Smt. Shanti Bai Gawade W/o Late Lakheshwar Rao Aged About 61 Years R/o L I G - 822, Housing Board Colony, Near Garden, Sejbahara, Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) ... Petitioner Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.)] 2 - Joint Director Treasury Account And Pension Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Executive Engineer Mahanadi Pariyojna Water Sources Department, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - The Sub Divisional Officer Abhanpur Canal Project Sub Division Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 5 - Executive Engineer Water Resources Department Division No. 01, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. K.P. Sahu, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Santosh Bharat, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 2 05/01/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner who stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employee 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 petitioner 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 petitioner, 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 petitioner to submit fresh representation. In the event, petitioner submits representation, his 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). 3 5. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with aforesaid observation and direction. C.C. as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Dey SHUBHAM DEY Digitally signed by SHUBHAM DEY Date: 2026.01.06 12:02:55 +0530