1 / 2 2026:CGHC:5216 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1191 of 2026 Bhagawani Yadav S/o Jagdish Ram Yadav Aged About 69 Years Retired Chowkidar From The Office Of The Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department, Bemetara, Distt. Bemetara, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Water Resources Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resource Department, Shivnath Bhawan, Sector 19 Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Executive Engineer Water Resource Department Division Bemetara, Distt. Bemetara, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Sanjay Patel, Advocate For State : Ms. Akanksha Verma Dabhadker, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 30/01/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner who stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employee is entitled for leave encashment but till date respondents have not extended the benefit of leave encashment to petitioner. Identical issue came up for Digitally signed by PRAVEEN KUMAR SINHA Date: 2026.01.31 10:36:19 +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, petitioner may be permitted to submit representation in light of Faguvaram Patel (supra) and respondents be directed to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioner expeditiously within specified time. 2. Learned State counsel submits that as petitioner is not pressing this petition on merits and is only seeking a direction to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioner, at this stage, 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 petitioner, this petition is disposed off in light of Faguvaram Patel (Supra) and the petitioner is permitted to make fresh representation. In the event, petitioner submits representation, his 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/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Praveen