1 / 3 2026:CGHC:10185 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2062 of 2026 Smt. Hiramani Bhagat Wd/o Late Budhnath Ram Bhagat Aged About 51 Years (Legal Heirs Of Late Budhnath Ram Bhagat Wire-Man-Grade-2) At Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineering (P.H.E.) Department, Division Jashpur, District Jashpur C.G., R/o Church Road Kansabel, Tahsil Kansabel, District Jashpur C.G. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Public Health Engineering (P.H.E.), Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur C.G. 2 - Engineer In Chief, Public Health Engineering (P.H.E.) Department, Neer Bhawan, Civil Lines Raipur, District Raipur C.G. 3 - Chief Engineer Public Health Engineering (P.H.E.) Department, Bahtarai Bilaspur, District Bilaspur C.G. 4 - Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineering (P.H.E.) Department, Division Jashpur, District Jashpur C.G. Digitally signed by PRAVEEN KUMAR SINHA Date: 2026.02.28 10:58:08 +0530 2 / 3 5 - Joint Director, Treasury, Account And Pension, Ambikapur, District Surguja C.G. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Prabhu Lal, Advocate For State : Mr. Rishabh Bisen, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 27/02/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner, wife of deceased employee 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. 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. 3 / 3 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, her 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/ Afliza