1 / 2 2026:CGHC:19269 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3612 of 2026 1 - Kaushilya Bai Sahu W/o Lt. Dau Lal Sahu Aged About 70 Years R/o Shikshak Nagar, Amadi-Ma, Gariyaband, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 2 - K. Damyanti W/o Lt. K. Lakshya Aged About 60 Years R/o Ward No. 25, Ghasidas Chowk, Bhatapara, District- Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) 3 - Ganesh Ram Sinha S/o Samaru Sinha Aged About 69 Years R/o Jawahar Chowk, Ward No. 05, Mohrenga, District- Raipur, C.G. 4 - Basant Tandi S/o Lt. Kameshwar Tandi Aged About 59 Years R/o 570 Bhargav Raj Colony, Katora Talab, District- Raipur, (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Public Works, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Engineer In Chief Public Works Department, Indrawati Bhawan, New Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department, National Highway Division Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Division 1-3 Vidhan Sabha Area, District- Raipur, C.G. 5 - Joint Director Treasury Account And Pension, Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioners : Mr. Shubhank Tiwari, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Suyash Dhar Badgaiyan, G.A. Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 2 / 2 27.04.2026 1. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that the petitioners who stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employees, is 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 therein 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, 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 representations. In the event, petitioners submits 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 observations and directions. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Saurabh JUDGE