1 / 2 2026:CGHC:7754 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1676 of 2026 Parveen Khan W/o Late Mo. Bashir Khan Aged About 58 Years R/o Building No. 28, Gandhi Ward, Dongargarh, Ward 16, District Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh- 491445 ... Petitioner Versus 1 - The State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mahanadi Bhavan, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhavan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 492002 2 - The Engineer In Chief Public Health Engineering Department, Indravati Bhavan, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - The Chief Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Raipur Zone, Chhattisgarh 4 - The Superintending Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Circle- Durg Circle, Chhattisgarh 5 - The Executive Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Division Kabirdham, District Kabirdham Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Ashwin Panickar, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Ajay Kumrani, P.L. Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 12/02/2026 2 / 2 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner who stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employees, is entitled for leave encashment but till date respondents have not extended the benefit of leave encashment to petitioner. 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, 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, 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 of permitting petitioner to submit 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 of with aforesaid observations and directions. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Saurabh JUDGE PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA