1 / 2 2026:CGHC:1618 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 228 of 2026 1 - Smt. Godavari Bai Dhruw W/o Malej Dhruw Aged About 55 Years R/o Village- Jogidipa, Post Belar, P.S- Fingeshwar, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Jiwan Bai W/o Ram Kumar Yadav Aged About 60 Years R/o Village- Jogidipa, Post- Belar, P.S.- Fingeshwar, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - The Superintending Engineer Water Resource Department, Gariyaband, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) 3 - The Executive Engineer Water Resource Department Gariyaband, District Gariyaband (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. S.S. Barik, Advocate For State : Ms. Akanksha Verma Dabhadker, 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 are the legal representative (widow) of the respective employee who stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employee. It is the case of the petitioners that they are entitled for leave encashment of deceased employee, but till date, respondents have not extended the benefit of leave encashment to petitioners. Identical issue came up for Digitally signed by PRAVEEN KUMAR SINHA Date: 2026.01.13 10:28:59 +0530 2 / 2 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 are only seeking a direction to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioners, 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 off in light of Faguvaram Patel (Supra) and the petitioners are permitted to make 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 off with aforesaid observation and direction. Sd Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Praveen