1 / 2 2026:CGHC:13939 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2711 of 2026 • Sukh Sagar Yadav S/o Late Jagat Ram Yadav Aged About 66 Years Retired Chowkidar Pwd, R/o House No. 130/1 Ward No. 26, In Front Of Jamuna-In, P.W.D. Office, Raigarh, Distt. Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Work Department, New Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, General Administration Department, New Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Finance Department, New Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4. The Engineer In Chief Public Work Department, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Sector 19, Capital Complex Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 5. The Superintendent Engineer Public Work Department, Brig Division Raigarh Circle, Distt. Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. 6. The Joint Director Treasury Account And Pension, Divisional Office, Bilaspur Division, Distt. Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. R.S. Patel, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Lav Sharma, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 24/03/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner who stood retired from the post of Chowkidar, as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employees, is entitled for leave encashment but till date respondents have not extended the benefit of leave encashment to petitioner. Identical issue PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA 2 / 2 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 therein 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, 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 before appropriate authority. 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. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) pwn JUDGE