1 2026:CGHC:10708 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2170 of 2026 1 - Awadh Ram Sahu S/o Ledga Sahu Aged About 74 Years R/o Village - Pendarwani, Tahsil - Gandai, District Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai Chhattisgarh 2 - Ankalha Jhariya S/o Mandas Jhariya Aged About 71 Years R/o Village Sahaspur, Tahsil - Salhewara, District Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai Chhattisgarh 3 - Suresh Sahu S/o Jhumuk Sahu Aged About 71 Years R/o Village - Pendarwani, Tahsil - Gandai, District Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai Chhattisgarh 4 - Smt. Janki W/o Baratu Aged About 62 Years R/o Village Sahaspur, Tahsil - Salhewara, District Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai Chhattisgarh 5 - Makhan Dharamgadhe S/o Dayala Dharamgadhe Aged About 65 Years R/o Village Khara, Tahsil - Bodla, District Kabirdham Chhattisgarh 6 - Santlal S/o Jangal Gond Aged About 64 Years R/o Village Khadi, Tahsil - Salhewara, District Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai Chhattisgarh 7 - Bhanbati S/o Late Ramratan Lodhi Aged About 63 Years R/o Village - Devpuraghat, Tahsil - Salhewara, District Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai Chhattisgarh 8 - Pritam Bai D/o Dhurulal Aged About 71 Years R/o Village Devpuraghat, Tahsil - Salhewara, District Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai Chhattisgarh 9 - Smt. Sohaga Bai W/o Salikram Aged About 64 Years R/o Village - Sahaspur, Tahsil - Salhewara, District Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai Chhattisgarh 2 10 - Smt. Chandrika Bai Chandel W/o Late Surendra Chandel Aged About 67 Years R/o Village - Padmavatipur, Tahsil - Chhuikhadan, District Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan- Gandai Chhattisgarh ... Petitioners Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Engineer In Chief Public Works Department, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Superintending Engineer Public Works Department, Durg Division, District Durg Chhattisgarh 4 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Khairagarh Division, District Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. Ankush Soni, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Love Sharma, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 02/03/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the petitioners who stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employees are entitled for leave encashment but till date respondents have not extended the benefit of leave encashment to petitioners. 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, petitioners may be permitted to submit representation in light of Faguvaram Patel 3 (supra) and respondents be directed to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioners expeditiously within specified time. 2. Learned State counsel submits that as petitioners is not pressing this petition on merits and are only seeking a direction to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioners, 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 petitioners, this petition is disposed of permitting petitioners to submit fresh representation. In the event, petitioners submit representation, their claim shall be considered and decided in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of representations keeping in mind decision in case of Faguvaram Patel (supra). 5. Accordingly, this petition is disposed off with aforesaid observation and direction. C.C. as per rules. Sd/-Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Dey SHUBHAM DEY Digitally signed by SHUBHAM DEY