1 / 2 2026:CGHC:1848 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 296 of 2026 1. Shantanu Ram Sahu S/o Keshav Ram Sahu, Aged About 68 Years R/o Ward No. 16, Gangrel, Tahsil And District- Dhamtari (C.G.) 2. Girja Bai, W/o Santosh Kumar Sonkar, Aged About 52 Years R/o Village And Post Mechka, Tahsil Nagari, District- Dhamtari (C.G.) 3. Hiru Sahu S/o Budhram Sahu. Aged About 62 Years R/o Sinchai Colony, Jagdalpur, District- Jagdalpur (C.G.) 4. Shiv Kumar Patel S/o Tukaram, Aged About 62 Years R/o Village Makardona Post Kukrel, Tahsil Nagari District- Dhamtari (C.G.) 5. Ganeshiya Bai Netam D/o Ramcharan Dhruw Aged About 38 Years R/o Rudri Post Rudri, Tahsil And District- Dhamtari (C.G.) 6. Laxmi Nag, W/o Khilawan Nag, Aged About 54 Years R/o Vidhyavasni Ward, Dhamtari Tahsil And District- Dhamtari (C.G.) ... Petitioners versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department, Of Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 2. Chief Engineer Mahanadi Reservoir Project Water Resources Department, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3. Engineer In Chief Department Of Water Resources Department, Shivnath Bhawan Atal Nagar Raipur (C.G.) 4. Executive Engineer (E and M ) Department Of Water Resources Rudri District- Dhamtari (C.G.) 5. Executive Engineer Water Management Division Code No. 38 Rudri, District- Dhamtari Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. G.P. Mathur, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Santosh Bharat, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 13/01/2026 PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA Date: 2026.01.13 18:05:50 +0530 2 / 2 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 therein 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, 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. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) pwn JUDGE