1 / 2 2026:CGHC:6398 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1331 of 2026 1. Munna Kashyap S/o Chainu Kashyap Aged About 66 Years Retired Gang Labour, R/o Jakibhata Para, Balikonta, District Bastar C.G. 2. Smt. Balo Baghel W/o Late Jhitaru Ram Baghel Aged About 70 Years R/o Patel Para, Balikonta, District Bastar C.G. 3. Smt. Pakli Baghel W/o Late Sampat Singh Baghel Aged About 65 Years R/o Behind Purana Geedam Naka, Ganganagar Ward No. 23, Jagdalpur, District Bastar C.G. ... Petitioners versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur C.G. 2. Engineer In Chief, Water Resource Department, Shivnath Mandal, North Block, Sector- 19, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur C.G. 3. Executive Engineer, Public Works Department (Bha/ Sadak) North Bastar Division En. No. 01 Jagdalpur, District Bastar C.G. ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Lav Sharma, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 05/02/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners 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 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 therein have raised identical issue which was allowed in their favour. She submits that at PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA 2 / 2 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 petitioners 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 petitioners, 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 submit 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. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) pwn JUDGE