1 2026:CGHC:21320 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3918 of 2026 Smt. Balmati W/o Josef Ekka Aged About 63 Years R/o Mastan Gali Near Sai Temple Ravindranath Taigor Ward No. 12 Jagdalpur Distt. Bastar C.G. ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya, New Raipur, Atal Nagar District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Chief Engineer Public Health Engineering Department Division Jagdalpur District Bastar (C.G.) 3 - The Superintendent Engineer Public Health Engineering Department Division Jagdalpur District Bastar (C.G.) 4 - The Executive Engineer Public Health Engineering Department Division Jagdalpur District Bastar (C.G.) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2026.05.07 18:01:51 +0530 2 5 - Divisional Joint Director Treasury Account And Pension Bastar Division Jagdalpur Distt. Bastar C.G. ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner : Shri Vikash A. Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondents/State : Shri Love Sharma, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 07.05.2026 1. The limited relief that the Petitioner seeks for in the present Writ Petition is for an appropriate direction to the Respondents for considering the claim of the Petitioner for grant of leave encashment in terms of the provisions of the Chhattisgarh Work-Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977. 2. According to the Petitioner, she has made her claim in the light of the recent decision of this Court rendered in W.P.(S) No.3870/2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others) decided on 30.9.2022, wherein similar claim of the Petitioner therein has been allowed. The said decision also stands afÏrmed by the Division Bench in W.A. 3 No.119/2023, decided on 20.6.2023. 3. Given the said facts, the present Writ Petition is disposed of at this juncture, directing the Respondent Authorities to immediately process the claim of all similarly placed person in the light of the aforesaid decision of this Court on the same subject-matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of copy of this Order. 4. With aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Shoaib