1 2026:CGHC:23654 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4228 of 2026 1 - Sunder Lal Kaushik S/o Late Maniram Kaushik Aged About 63 Years Retired Parichalak Posted At Office Of S.D.O. (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Sakri (Bilaspur) Water Resources Department, District Bilaspur (C.G.) R/o- Village Parsada Post Bharni Tahsil Sakri District Bilaspur (C.G.) 2 - Narmada Prasad Tiwari S/o Gend Ram Tiwari Aged About 64 Years Retired Sthal Sahayak Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Jal Sanshadhan Sub Division Sarangarh Water Resources Department, District Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.), R/o Irrigation Colony Ward No. 02 Sarangarh District Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Water Resources Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2026.06.15 16:40:08 +0530 2 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department, Sihawa Bhawan New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Hasdeo Kachhar Department Of Water Resources, Bilaspur District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Division Sakri (Bilaspur) Water Resources Department, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer Jal Sanshadhan Division Raigarh Water Resources Department District Raigarh (C.G.) 6 - Joint Director Pension And Account Treasury Department, Bilaspur Division, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Mamta Mahilange, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Shri Hariom Rai, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 15.06.2026 1. The limited relief that the Petitioners seeks for in the present Writ Petition is for an appropriate direction to the Respondents for considering the claim of the Petitioner for 3 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 respective claim in the light of the recent decision of 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 all similarly placed person in the light of the aforesaid decision of this Court on the same subject-matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of copy of this Order. 4. With aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Shoaib