1 2026:CGHC:19244 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3593 of 2026 1 - Smt. Saroj Gond W/o Late Raju Gond, Aged About 61 Years R/o House No. 219 / K, Moti Talab Payaka, Ramiya, Ward No. 17, Ghose Ghera, Jagdalpur, District Baster (C.G.) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Chief Engineer, Public Works Department ( B And R), Zone- Baster, Jagdalpur, District Baster (C.G.) 3 - The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department ( B And R), North Baster Division No. -1 Jagdalpur, District Baster (C.G.) -- Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from CIS system) For Petitioner : Mr. Manoj Chauhan, Advocate For Respondent-State : Ms. Apurva Nigam, P.L. SB: Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order On Board 27/04/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that husband of petitioner while working as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employees died in harness, was 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. BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN Digitally signed by BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN 2 2. Learned State counsel submits that as petitioner is not pressing this petition on merits and is only seeking a direction to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioner/s, 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 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). 5. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with aforesaid observations and directions. C.C. as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Balram