1 2026:CGHC:21586 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3963 of 2026 Khido Ram S/o Shri Tina Ram Aged About 63 Years Retired- Chowkidar At Executive Engineer, Water Resource Divisioin Jshpur District Jashpur, C.G.- R/o Village -Narayanpur Tehsil -Kunkuri, District- Jashpur C.G. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Department Of Water Resource, Mahanadi Bhawan, New -Raipur District -Raipur C.G. 2 - Engineer In Chief, Department Of Water Resource Shivnath Bhawan, Naya Raipur C.G. 3 - Chief Engineer Hasdeo -Ganga Basin, Water Resource Department -Ambikapur District -Surguja C.G. 4 - Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division, Jashpur District Jashpur C.G. 5 - Joint Director Treasury Account And Pension, Ambikapur District - Surguja C.G. ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Jeet Ram Patel, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Apurva Nigam, Panel Lawyer SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.05.09 10:56:50 +0530 2 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 08/05/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities for considering the claim of the Petitioner 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 Petitioner, he has made his 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 person herein in the light of the aforesaid decision passed by this Court on the same subject- 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