1 / 3 2026:CGHC:10180 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2094 of 2026 Bagar Sai S/o Sudhu Aged About 65 Years Retired Chowkidar R/o House No.91, Mahamaya School Para, Nawagarh District- Ambikapur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary Water Resource Department Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resource Department Shivnath Mandal North Block- Sector-19, Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Hasdev Ganga Kachhar Water Resource Department Ambikapur District- Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Water Resource Division No.1 Ambikapur District- Surguja (C.G.) 5 - Joint Director Pension And Kosh Lekha Department Surguja District- Surguja (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate For State : Ms. Apoorva Nigam, Panel Lawyer Digitally signed by PRAVEEN KUMAR SINHA Date: 2026.02.28 10:58:08 +0530 2 / 3 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, 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, 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 3 / 3 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