1 / 3 2026:CGHC:1560 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 211 of 2026 1 - Prakash Chand Sahu S/o Firanta Ram Sahu Aged About 62 Years Retired Timer Keeper, R/o Hanumant Rao Wakil Gali, Gandhi Nagar, Ward No. 22 Jagdalpur, District Bastar (C.G.) 2 - Pilu Ram S/o Ashrit Ram Aged About 64 Years Retired Chowkidar, R/o House No. 161, Dongari Para, Jagdalpur, District Bastar (C.G.) 3 - Sukhdev S/o Sonu Aged About 67 Years Retired Chowkidar, R/o Bangapal, Parchanpal, District Bastar (C.G.) ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nawa Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resource Department Shivnath Bhawan, Sector - 19, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Water Resource Department Jagdalpur, District Bastar (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer T.D.P.P. Water Resource Division Jagdalpur, District Bastar (C.G.) ... Respondents ALFIZA BAIG Digitally signed by ALFIZA BAIG Date: 2026.01.12 17:16:47 +0530 2 / 3 For Petitioners : Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate For State : Mrs. Smita Jha, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 12/01/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits 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 are not pressing this petition on merits and is only seeking a direction to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioner, at this stage, she 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 the petitioners to make fresh representation. In the event, petitioners submit 3 / 3 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 observation and direction. Certified copy as per rules. sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Alfiza