1 / 3 2026:CGHC:283 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 14069 of 2025 Sukhchand Banjare S/o Sukharu Banjare Aged About 76 Years Retired Work Charged Employee R/o Village Jaroud (Bade) Post Jaroud (Bade) Tehsil Bhatapara, District- Balaudabazar- Bhatapara (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, General Administration Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Finance, Accounts And Treasury Govt. Of Chhattisgarh Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) Digitally signed by PRAVEEN KUMAR SINHA Date: 2026.01.06 11:06:01 +0530 2 / 3 5 - The Executive Engineer Mahanadi Jalashaya Pariojna Disnet Division No. 03, Tilda Newra, District- Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Anand Kumar Kujur, Advocate For State : Mr. Love Sharma, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 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 off in light of Faguvaram 3 / 3 Patel (Supra) and the petitioner is permitted to make 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 off with aforesaid observation and direction. C.C. as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Praveen/ Alfiza