1 / 2 2026:CGHC:2939 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 441 of 2026 1. Laxman Sahni S/o Late Somaru Sahni Aged About 67 Years R/o Kokdapara Bijapur, Village Bijajpur, District Bijapur C.G. 2. Budhram Pandey S/o Late Narayan Pandey Aged About 67 Years R/o Kokdapara Bijapur, Village Bijajpur, District Bijapur C.G. ... Petitioners versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Health Engineering, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur C.G. 2. The Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineering District Bijapur C.G. ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Somkant Verma, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Aditya Tiwari, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 19/01/2026 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 PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA 2 / 2 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