1 / 2 2026:CGHC:21112 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3920 of 2026 • Ku. Shyam Kunwar D/o Late Amir Singh Uike Aged About 32 Years R/o Ward No.- 7, Madai P.O. Madai Distt.- Korba- (Legal Heir Claiming Leave Encashment On Behalf Of Her Deceased Father Late Amir Singh Uike) ... Petitioner versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through -The Secretary, Department Of Water Resource Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur District -Raipur C.G. 2. The Secretary, Department Of General Administration, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur District Raipur C.G. 3. The Secretary Department Of Finance, Mahanadi Bhawan Naya Raipur District- Raipur C.G. 4. Engineer In-Chief Water Resource Department Shivnath Bhawan, Sector-19, Naya Raipur- District- Raipur C.G. 5. Chief Engineer Hasdeo Kachhar, Water Resource Depatrment, Bilaspur District Bilaspur C.G. 6. Superintendent, Engineer, Water Resource Circle, Ward, Bilaspur District Bilaspur C.G. 7. Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division, Korba, District- Korba. C.G. ... Respondents For Petitioner : Ms. Akanksha Singh, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Lav Sharma, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 06/05/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the father of petitioner Late Amir Singh Uike, who died while working as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employees on the post of Helper under respondent-Department, was entitled for leave encashment but till date respondents have not extended the PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA Date: 2026.05.07 10:41:58 +0530 2 / 2 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 therein 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 is only seeking a direction to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioner, 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 of permitting petitioner to submit fresh representation. In the event, petitioner submits representation, her 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. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) pwn JUDGE