1 2026:CGHC:844 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 14210 of 2025 1 - Kunti Bai Sahu W/o Late Shri Ashwani Kumar Sahu Aged About 57 Years R/o Ward No. 4 High School Para Lailunga Raigarh, District Raigarh C.G. ---Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Health And Engineering Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar New Raipur, District Raipur C.G. 2 - Joint Director Treasury And Pension Bilaspur, District Bilaspur C.G. 3 - Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department Raigarh, District Raigarh C.G. --- Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Vinod Kumar Sharma, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Vinay Pandey, Panel Lawyer SB: Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order On Board 07/01/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner 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 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. BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN Digitally signed by BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN 2 2. Learned State counsel submits that as petitioner are 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, 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 of with aforesaid observations and directions. C.C. as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Balram