1 2026:CGHC:13631 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2690 of 2026 • Smt. Kanti Bai Sahu W/o Late Dilip Kumar Sahu Aged About 51 Years R/o Ward No.15, Gupta Gali, Nariyara, District - Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh, Through The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nava Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2. Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department, Shivnath Bhawan, Narth Block Sector 19 Nava Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3. Chief Engineer Mini Mata Hasdev Bango Project Water Management Department Bilaspur Department Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 4. Executive Engineer Hasdev Canal, Water Resource Management Janjgir, District - Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents (Cause title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate. For State/Respondents : Ms. Apurva Nigam, P.L. Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order on Board 23/03/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit 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 petitioner has raised identical issue which was allowed in their favour. He submits that at this DEEPTI JHA Digitally signed by DEEPTI JHA 2 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. 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 submit 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 off with aforesaid observation and direction. C.C. as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Deepti Jha