1 / 3 2026:CGHC:2684 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 466 of 2026 1. Ramesh Singh Rajput S/o Late Anand Singh Rajput Aged About 63 Years Retired Conductor Posted At Office Of S.D.O. (E And M) R/r Sub Division, Utai Road, Water Resources Department Durg, District- Durg (C.G.) R/o 154, Gandhi Nagar Ward No. 39 Durg District- Durg (C.G.) 2. Omprakash Sharma S/o Late Siyaram Sharma Aged About 74 Years Retired Surveyor Grade-I Posted At Office Of Assistant Bhu Jal Vid District Bhu Jal Survekshan Unit Durg Water Resources Department, District- Durg (C.G.) R/o Near Namita Computer Center Kendriya Karmchari Nagar Durg District - Durg (C.G.) 3. Dharampal Meshram S/o Bishal Meshram Aged About 63 Years Retired Nalkoop Chalak Posted At Office Of S.D.O. (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Rajnandgaon Water Resources Department, District- Rajnandgaon (C.G.) R/o Hno 9 Ward No. 21, Irkan Bihar Colony Rewadih Rajnandgaon District- Rajnandgaon (C.G.) 4. Smt. Gaytri Bai Sahu W/o Late Haran Lal Sahu Aged About 52 Years R/o Chhirpani Colony Kawardha P.S. Kawardha District- Kabirdham (C.G.) Husband Of Petitioner Was Retired Labour Posted At Office Of Executive Engineer Jal Sanshadhan Sambhag Kabirdham Water Resources Department District- Kabirdham (C.G.) ... Petitioners versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Water Resources Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2. Engineer In Chief Water Resources, Department, Sihawa Bhawan New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3. Chief Engineer Godavari Kachhar Department Of Water Resources Mahanadi Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 4. Executive Engineer (E And M) Bhari Sanyantra Sambhag Raipur Water Resources Department, District- Raipur (C.G. PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA Date: 2026.01.16 18:51:43 +0530 2 / 3 5. Senior Bhu Jal Vid Divisional Bhu Jal Survekshan Unit No. 08 Raipur Water Resources Department, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 6. Executive Engineer (E And M) Ligh Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Division - Durg, Water Resources Department, District- Durg (C.G.) 7. Executive Engineer Jal Sanshadhan Sambhag Kabirdham Water Resources Department District- Kabirdham (C.G.) 8. Joint Director Pension And Account Treasury Department Durg Division, District- Durg (C.G.) 9. Joint Director Pension And Account Treasury Department Raipur Division, District- Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioner : Ms. Nilu Kumari Singh, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Aditya Tiwari, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 16/01/2026 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 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. 3 / 3 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