1 2026:CGHC:1880 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 184 of 2026 1 - Jaglal S/o Sunaram Aged About 67 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village Sakalpur, Post Songara, Police Station Bhatgaon, Tehsil Pratappur, District Surajpur (C.G.) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Work Department Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Public Work Department Sirpur Bhawan Raipur District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Chief Engineer Public Work Department Circle Ambikapur District Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Superintendent Engineer Public Work Department Circle Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer Public Work Department Bha/ Road Division Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate For Respondent-State : Ms. Akanksha Verma Dabhadekar, Panel Lawyer SB: Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order On Board 13/01/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner 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 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 BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN Digitally signed by BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN 2 30.09.2022, wherein petitioners 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 are not pressing this petition on merits and is only seeking a direction to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioner/s, 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. C.C. as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Balram