1 2026:CGHC:22815 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4151 of 2026 1 - Rameshwar Prasad Sahu S/o Santram Sahu Aged About 64 Years R/o Village Bhrari (Ganiyari) Th. Takhatpur District Bilaspur (C.G.) (Petitioner Retired On 31/10/2024 From The Post Of Sthal Sahayak) 2 - Jagdish Prasad Yadav S/o Tirath Ram Yadav Aged About 64 Years R/o Ward No. 14 Bazar Para Janjgir Champa, District Janjgir Champa (C.G.)(Petitioner Retired On 31/03/2026 From The Post Of Sthal Sahayak) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - The State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, Distt.- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resource Department, Shivnath Bhawan, Sector 19 Nava Raipur, Distt.- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Mini Mata Hasdeo Bango Project, Water Resource Department, Distt.- Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Superintendent Engineer Hasdeo Project Division, Water Resource Department, Rampur, Korba, Distt.- Korba (C.G.) SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.05.14 18:54:53 +0530 2 5 - Executive Engineer Hasdeo Canal Water Management Division, Water Resource Department, Janjgir, Distt.- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Saksham Soni, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Love Sharma, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 14/05/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities for considering the claim of the Petitioners for grant of leave encashment in terms of the provisions of the Chhattisgarh Work- Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977. 2. According to the Petitioners, they have made their claim in the light of the recent decision passed by this Court rendered in W.P. (S) No.3870/2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others) decided on 30.9.2022, wherein similar claim of the Petitioner therein has been allowed. The said decision also stands affirmed by the Division Bench in W.A. No.119/2023, decided on 20.6.2023. 3. Given the said facts, the present Writ Petition is disposed of at this juncture, directing the Respondent Authorities to immediately process the claim of similarly placed persons herein in the light of the aforesaid decision passed by this Court on the same subject- 3 matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. 4. With the aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar