1 / 3 2026:CGHC:605 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 14198 of 2025 1 - Chameli Devi W/o Late Pradeep Soni Aged About 55 Years R/o Lal Bahadur Shastri Ward, Mayapur, Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Sundari Lakra W/o Late Maniram Lakra Aged About 60 Years R/o Ward No. 7 Gandhi Nagar, Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Parvati Yadav W/o Late Lokeshwar Yadav Aged About 71 Years R/o Ward No. 9, Takiyapara, Ranpur Khurd, Distt. Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Shravan Kumar S/o Late Jugeshwar Aged About 27 Years R/o Ward No. 8, Dhoratikra, Baikunthpur, Distt. Koriya, Chhattisgarh. 5 - Sumeti Singh W/o Late Moanohar Singh Aged About 51 Years R/o Village Kewra, Post Lakhanpur, Distt. Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Parshuram Raut S/o Shambhu Charan Raut Aged About 65 Years R/o Ward No. 20, Behid Civil Court, Manendragarh, Tehsil Manendragarh, Distt. M.C.B., Chhattisgarh. 7 - Mahadev Yadav S/o Late Girdhari Yadav Aged About 71 Years R/o Ward No. 20, Behid Civil Court, Manendragarh, Tehsil Manendragarh, Distt. M.C.B., Chhattisgarh. 8 - Rupnarayan Lal S/o Mohan Lal Aged About 62 Years R/o Katnaipara, House No. 78, Sitapur, Distt. Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 9 - Jamuna Paikara W/o Bandhu Ram Aged About 54 Years R/o House No. 13, Upar Para, Sitapur, Distt. Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 10 - Eliyas S/o Terra Toppo Aged About 62 Years R/o Charpara, Village Kunkuri, Kalan, Post Batauli, Distt. Surguja, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, General Administration Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Mahanadi Bhawan,atal Nagar, New Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Finance Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA 2 / 3 4 - The Engineer In Chief Public Health Engineering Department, Tehsil And Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 5 - The Superintendent Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Tehsil Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 6 - The Executive Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja, Chhattisgarh. 7 - The Executive Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Baikunthpur Koriya, Distt. Koriya, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. Aman Upadhyay, Advocate on behalf of Mr. Sushil Dubey, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Khulesh Sahu, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 06/01/2026 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 petitioners 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, 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 3 / 3 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. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) pwn JUDGE