1 2026:CGHC:19233 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3512 of 2026 1 - Dileshwar Sai S/o Tabru Sai Painkra Aged About 65 Years Retired Gang Man Labour (Unskilled), Office Of The Executive Engineer, Dept. Of Public Works (B/r), Division Jashpur, District - Jashpur (C.G.) 2 - Kishor Sai S/o Aru Sai Aged About 64 Years Retired Gang Man Labour (Unskilled), Office Of The Executive Engineer, Dept. Of Public Works (B/r), Division Jashpur, District - Jashpur (C.G.) 3 - Chitra Sen Yadav S/o- Sanhas Ram Yadav Aged About 62 Years Retired Time Keeper (Unskilled), Office Of The Executive Engineer, Dept. Of Public Works (B/r), Division Jashpur, District- Jashpur (C.G.) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of Public Works Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer-In-Chief Department Of Public Works, North Block, Sector-19, Nirman Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Department Of Public Works, Surguja Zone, District- Jashpur (C.G.) 4 - Superintendent Engineer Department Of Public Works (B/r), Circle Ambikapur, District - Surguja (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer Department Of Public Works (B/r), Division Jashpur, District Jashpur (C.G.) -- Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from CIS system) For Petitioners : Mr. Pawan Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Lav Sharma, P.L. SB: Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order On Board 27/04/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employees, are BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN Digitally signed by BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN 2 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 (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 petitioners are not pressing this petition on merits and are 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 petitioners, this petition is disposed of permitting petitioners to submit fresh representation. In the event, petitioners submits 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 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