1 2026:CGHC:23665 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4280 of 2026 1 - Shivakant Walmiki S/o Late Kailash Aged About 32 Years (Sweeper), Village Vindhyawashini Ward No. 32, Tahsil And District Dhamtari (C.G.) 2 - Milau Ram S/o Kakus Ram Aged About 62 Years Village And Post Gangrel, Tahsil And District Dhamtari (C.G.) 3 - Yamuna Bai W/o Ghanshyam Gond Aged About 60 Years Village Karetna Post Rudri Tahsil And District Dhamtari (C.G.) 4 - Bipat Bai Netam W/o Umesh Kumar Netam Aged About 57 Years Village Dangi Macha, Post Bhatgaon Tahsil And District Dhamtari (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Water Resources Department Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Engineer In Chief Department Of Water Resources Shivnath Bhawan Atal Nagar Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Executive Engineer Water Managment Division Code No. 38, Rudri, District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Vinod Kumar Sharma, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Sakshi Bajpai, Panel Lawyer SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.06.15 17:48:29 +0530 2 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 15/06/2026 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- 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