1 / 3 2026:CGHC:5737 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1198 of 2026 1 - Yatan Kumar S/o Late Ganpati Marar Aged About 25 Years R/o Bhilaikhurd, Post- Manikpur, Distt.- Korba (C.G.) (Legal Heir Claiming Leave Encashment) 2 - Smt. Ganeshmati W/o Late Bihar Marar Aged About 50 Years R/o Bhilaikhurd, Post- Manikpur, Distt.- Korba (C.G.) (Legal Heir Claiming Leave Encashment) ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Water Resource, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Distt. Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Secretary Department Of General Administration, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Distt.- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Secretary Department Of Finance, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Distt.- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Engineer-In-Chief Water Resource Department, Shivnath Bhawan, Sector- 19, Naya Raipur, Distt.- Raipur (C.G.) 5 - Chief Engineer Minimata Hasdeo Bango Project, Bilaspur, Distt.- Bilaspur (C.G.) ALFIZA BAIG Digitally signed by ALFIZA BAIG Date: 2026.02.03 10:37:29 +0530 2 / 3 6 - Superintendent Engineer Hasdeo Project Circle, Rampur/korba, Distt.- Korba (C.G.) 7 - Executive Engineer Hasdeo Barrage Water Management Division, Rampur/korba, Distt.- Korba (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioner : Ms. Akanksha Singh, Advocate For State : Mrs. Akanksha Verma Dabadhker, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 02.02.2026 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 petitioners, at this stage, she is having no objection. 3 / 3 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 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