1 / 3 2026:CGHC:5960 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1265 of 2026 Leela Bai W/o Shri Maksudan Dhruw Aged About 63 Years R/o 820, Durga Para, Rudri, Dhamtari, District : Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, New Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, General Administration Department, New Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Finance Department, New Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh 4 - The Engineer-In-Chief Water Resource Department, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Sector-19, Capital Complex Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 5 - The Executive Engineer Water Management Division, Rudri, District : Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh Digitally signed by PRAVEEN KUMAR SINHA Date: 2026.02.04 10:24:06 +0530 2 / 3 6 - The Joint Director Treasury Account And Pension, Divisional Office, Raipur Division, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Ms. Gunjan Rani Agrawal, Advocate For State : Mr. Manish Kashyap, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 03/02/2026 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 is 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. 3 / 3 4. Taking into consideration the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner, this petition is disposed off in light of Faguvaram Patel (Supra) and the petitioner is permitted to make fresh representation. In the event, petitioner submits representation, her 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 off with aforesaid observation and direction. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Praveen