1 2026:CGHC:23739 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4276 of 2026 1 - Rameshwar Bhandarkar S/o Shri Govind Bhandarkar Aged About 68 Years Occupation Retd. Cleaner Of Public Health Engineering Department, Jagdalpur, R/o Village Ward No. 5 Gandhi Nagar Near C.G. School, Neharu Nagar Aayodhya Nagar, Civil Line Rajendra Nagar, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Gini Bai Yadav W/o Shri Munna Ram Yadav Aged About 68 Years Occupation Retd. Cleaner Office Of Public Health Engineering Department, Jagdalpur, R/o Village Dongari Para, Tilak Ward Jagdalpur, District Bastar, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Gangadhar Kashyap S/o Shri Gajadhar Kashyap Aged About 64 Years Occupation Retd. Watchman Office Of Public Health Engineering Department, Jagdalpur, R/o Village Manjhipara Mongrapal, District Bastar, Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Public Health Engineer Depatment, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Capital Complex, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Executive Engineer Public Health Engineer Department Jagdalpur, District Baster, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Assistant Engineer Sub Division Public Health Engineering Department Jagdalpur, District Baster, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Joint Director Treasury Accounts And Pension, Division Jagdalpur, District Bastar, Chhattisgarh. AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2026.06.16 10:37:47 +0530 2 ... Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. Sumit Shrivastava, Advocate. For Respondents/State : Ms. Apurva Nigam, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 15/06/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondents 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 of this High 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 High Court on the same subject-matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of copy of this Order. 3 4. With aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Amardeep