1 2026:CGHC:7280 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1583 of 2026 1 - Motiban Goswami S/o Shatruhan Ban Goswami Aged About 70 Years R/o Ward No. 17, Kurmi Para, Bemetara, District Bemetara C.G. 2 - Sadhelal Kosaley Paklu Ram Ghotwani Aged About 62 Years R/o Bemetara, Police Station Bemetara, District Bemetara C.G. 3 - Ramesh Chandra Hariharno S/o Radhe Lal Hariharno Aged About 69 Years R/o Chandrakar Niwas Street No. 4, Satyam Vihar Colony, Raipura, District Raipur C.G. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar New Raipur, District Raipur C.G. 2 - The Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department, Durg District Durg C.G. 3 - The Joint Director, Treasury Accounts And Pension, Durg Division, District Durg C.G. ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Rustam Sahu, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Aditya Tiwari, Panel Lawyer SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.02.10 18:37:34 +0530 2 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 10/02/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities for considering the claims of the Petitioners 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 Petitioners, they have made their respective claims in the light of the recent decision passed by 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 affirmed by the Division Bench in W.A. 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 claims of all similarly placed persons herein in the light of the aforesaid decision passed by this Court on the same subject-matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. 4. With the aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar