1 2026:CGHC:1881 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 182 of 2026 1 - Smt. Shivkumari Korva W/o Late Ramkeshwar Korva, Aged About 50 Years R/o Suwarpara, Tehsil Batoli, District-Surguja (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Jagman Soyama W/o Late Devsay Soyama, Aged About 55 Years R/o Village Krishnagar, Post Krishnagar Surguja District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) 3 - Smt. Rupmati Yadav W/o Late Ram Bharos Yadav Aged About 43 Years R/o Jangalpara, Udamkela, Post Kot, District- Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Amar Say, S/o Mayaram Aged About 73 Years Retired Chowkidar, R/o Village Sakholi, Post Dhourpur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 5 - Vifal Say S/o Luthru Say, Aged About 70 Years Retired Pump Operator, R/o Village Silsila, Post Lamgaon, District- Surguja (C.G.) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mahanadi, Bhawan, Atal Nagar Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resource Department, Shivnath Mandal, North Block, Sector- 19 Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Hasdev Ganga Kachhar, Water Resource Department, Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Water Resource Division No. 2 Ramanujganj, District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh -- Respondent(s) For Petitioners : 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 petitioners submits that the petitioners who stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employees, are BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN Digitally signed by BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN 2 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 petitioner expeditiously within specified time. 2. Learned State counsel submits that as petitioners are not pressing this petition on merits and is only seeking a direction to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioners, 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 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