1 2026:CGHC:11567 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2336 of 2026 1 - Smt. Anil Bai W/o Late Chhabi Lal Aged About 42 Years R/o Village Rajhi, Post Bital, Tehsil Dondi, District Balod C.G. 2 - Smt. Geetabai W/o Late Shyamlu Ram Aged About 30 Years R/o Village Dewarbhat, Post Jamruwa, Tehsil And District Balod C.G. 3 - Smt. Devki Bai W/o Shri Siyaram Aged About 64 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village And Post Gudum, Tehsil Dondi, District Balod C.G. 4 - Smt. Binda Bai Sahu W/o Late Mangal Ram Sahu Aged About 73 Years R/o Village Semriya Raipur, Nardaha, District Raipur C.G. ... Petitioners Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Publc Work Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur C.G. 2 - Chief Engineer, Public Work Department, Shivnath Bhawan North Block, Sector Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur C.G. 3 - Chief Engineer, Public Work Department, Durg Zone, Durg, District Durg C.G. 4 - Superintending Engineer, Public Work Department, Division Durg, District Durg C.G. 5 - Executive Engineer, Public Work Department (B/s) Division, Balod, District Balod C.G. ... Respondents 2 For Petitioners : Mr. Swapnil Keshri, Advocate on behalf of Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate For Respondents-State : Ms. Nupur Trivedi, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 11/03/2026 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 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 3 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/-d/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Dey SHUBHAM DEY Digitally signed by SHUBHAM DEY