1 / 3 2026:CGHC:6408 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1173 of 2026 1 - Rameshwar Yadav S/o Padarth Yadav Aged About 63 Years R/o 17, Ward No. 3, Mahuli, Balrampur District Balrampur-Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh 497225 (Spelling Of Petitioner Correctly Mentioned) 2 - Ramnaresh Dubey S/o Baldev Dubey Aged About 63 Years R/o House No. 8, Ward No. 14, Village - Radhanagar, Krishnanagar, Sarguja, District Sarguja Chhattisgarh 497220 3 - Bhola Ram S/o Godrava Ram Aged About 62 Years R/o Gram Panchayat Jarahadih, Majhapara, District - Sarguja Chhattisgarh 497101 4 - Shravan Kumar Dwivedi S/o Ramnaresh Dwivedi Aged About 63 Years R/o House No. 673/2, Ward No. 13, Village - Khatkhari, Piparkhad, District - Rewa (M.P.) 486331 5 - Rambali Rajak S/o Ghurau Prasad Aged About 63 Years R/o A2-15, Hpt, Sichai Colony, Ward No. 25, Korba, District Korba, Chhattisgarh 495677 ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, General Administration Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Tehsil And District Raipur Chhattisgarh 492002 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Water Resource Department, ALFIZA BAIG Digitally signed by ALFIZA BAIG Date: 2026.02.06 11:02:35 +0530 2 / 3 Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Tehsil And District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492002 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Finance Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Tehsil And District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492002 4 - Joint Director Pension And Account Treasury Department, Bilaspur Division, District - Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 5 - Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department, Sihawa Bhawan, New Raipur, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh 6 - Sub-Divisional Officer E And M Light Machinery Tubewell And Gate Division, Kunkuri, District - Jashpur Chhattisgarh 7 - Executive Engineer E And M, Minimata Bango Division, Machadoli, Headquarter - Katghora, District - Korba, Chhattisgarh 8 - Sub-Divisional Officer E And M Light Machinery Tubewell And Gate Division, Baikunthpur, District Koriya Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. Pushp Kumar Gupta, Advocate For State : Mr. Kalpesh Ruparel, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 05.02.2026 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 3 / 3 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. 2. Learned State counsel submits that as petitioners are not pressing this petition on merits and is 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 permitting the petitioners to make fresh 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