1 2026:CGHC:13477 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2654 of 2026 1 - Jagjiwan Ram S/o Jangal Ram Aged About 76 Years Retired Chowkidar, R/o Village Harri, Post Umko, District Surguja Chhattisgarh --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Chief Engineer Hasdev Ganga Kachhar, Water Resource Department, Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh 3 - Executive Engineer Water Resource Division Balrampur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from CIS system) For Petitioner : Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate For Respondent-State : Ms. Anuja Sharma, Dy.G.A. SB: Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order On Board 20/03/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that husband of petitioner 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 petitioner. Identical issue came up for hearing before this Court in case of Faguvaram Patel & BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN Digitally signed by BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN 2 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/s, 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. . C.C. as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Balram