1 2026:CGHC:14701 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2850 of 2026 1 - Faguva Ram Yadav S/o Banshi Ram Yadav Aged About 62 Years Address - H.N. 65, Ward No. 1, Ravan Bhata Para Pithora, District- Mahasamund (C.G.) 2 - Baisakhin Bai Bijhwar W/o Bhagau Ram Aged About 63 Years Address- Kumhar Para Ward No. 18 Mahasamund, District- Mahasamund (C.G.) 3 - Ganga Bai Dhruv W/o Dharam Singh Dhruv Aged About 64 Years Address - Vill. Mohnadi, Tahsil And District- Mahasamund (C.G.) 4 - Shri Lal Sahu S/o Shri Atma Ram Sahu Aged About 68 Years Address - Vill. Jarra, District- Mahasamund (C.G.) 5 - Jugesar Saura S/o Kaibal Aged About 67 Years Address - Ward No. 11, Vill. Jarra, District- Mahasamund (C.G.) 6 - Balesar Soura S/o Chait Ram Soura Aged About 67 Years Address - Ward No. 12, Vill. Jarra, District- Mahasamund (C.G.) 7 - Gouribai Seth W/o (Late) Jai Krishna Seth Aged About 65 Years Address- Vill. Remda, Post Salhetarai, P.O. Basna, District- Mahasamund (C.G.) 8 - Ramla Bai W/o (Late) Shri Puran Lal Sahu Aged About 61 Years Address - Village- Barbaspur, P.O. Birkoni, District- Mahasamund (C.G.) ... Petitioners Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through - The Secretary, Department Of Public Works, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur Tahsil And District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 2 - Engineer-In-Chief Department Of Public Works, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Naya Raipur, Tahsil And District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department (E/m, Sub Division) Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Superintending Engineer Public Works Department, Division Mahasamund, Tahsil And District- Mahasamund (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department (Building And Road), Division Mahasamund, Tahsil And District- Mahasamund (C.G.) 6 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Division Mahasamund, Tahsil And District- Mahasamund (C.G.) 7 - Sub-Division Officer Public Works Department, Sub-Division Saraipali, District- Mahasamund (C.G.) 8 - Joint Director Treasury, Accounts And Pension, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. Mayank Chandrakar, Advocate For Respondents-State : Ms. Apurva Nigam, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 30/03/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit 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 have raised identical issue which was allowed in their favour. He submits that at this stage, petitioners may 3 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 is not pressing this petition on merits and are 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 petitioners to submit 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 representations 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/-Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Dey SHUBHAM DEY Digitally signed by SHUBHAM DEY