1 / 3 2026:CGHC:10179 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2098 of 2026 Premlal Verma S/o Tijau Verma Aged About 68 Years R/o Village- Kanki, Post Kanki, Tahsil- Tilda, District Raipur C.G. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Water Resources, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhavan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District Raipur C.G. 2 - The Sub Divisional Department, Water Management Division No.-2, Baloda Bazar, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara C.G. 3 - The Executive Engineer, Water Resources Division No.-2, Baloda Bazar, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara C.G. 4 - The Divisional Joint Director, Treasury, Accounts And Pension, Raipur, District Raipur C.G. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Ms. Yatika Verma, Advocate For State : Ms. Shailja Shukla, Govt. Advocate S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board Digitally signed by PRAVEEN KUMAR SINHA Date: 2026.02.28 10:58:08 +0530 2 / 3 27/02/2026 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 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. She 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, she 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). 3 / 3 5. Accordingly, this petition is disposed off with aforesaid observation and direction. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Praveen/ Afliza