1 / 3 2026:CGHC:1629 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 240 of 2026 Laharam Nirmalkar S/o Late Mayaram Nirmalkar Aged About 72 Years Retired As Electrical Helper, Office Of Superintending Engineer, Pwd (E And M) Division Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, R/o In Front Of Girls College, Deepupara, Pendraroad, Tahsil Pendraroad, District Gaurela Pendra Marwahi, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 - The Secretary Finance Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - The Engineer-In-Chief Public Works Department (Chhattisgarh), Nawa Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 4 - The Chief Engineer Public Works Department, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh Digitally signed by PRAVEEN KUMAR SINHA Date: 2026.01.13 10:29:00 +0530 2 / 3 5 - The Executive Engineer Bilaspur, Public Works Department, Division Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 6 - The Sub-Divisional Officer Pwd, E And M, Sub-Division High Court, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 7 - The Divisional Joint Director Treasury, Accounts And Pensions, Bilaspur Division, Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 8 - The Treasury Officer District Treasury Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Siddharth Pandey, Advocate For State : Mr. Aditya Tiwari, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 12/01/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner who stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employee is 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 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 is not pressing this petition on merits and is only seeking a direction to decide the 3 / 3 representation to be submitted by petitioner, 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 petitioner, this petition is disposed off in light of Faguvaram Patel (Supra) and the petitioner is permitted to make fresh representation. In the event, petitioner submits representation, his 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 off with aforesaid observation and direction. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Praveen