1 2026:CGHC:23954 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4324 of 2026 Shyamlal Yadav S/o Dukalu Yadav Aged About 62 Years R/o H.N. 3 /151 Aadarsh Nagar Kawardha Dist- Kabirdham (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary Department Of Water Resources Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya Atal Nagar Naya Raipur Tahsil And District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Chief Engineer Mahanadi Godavari Kachhar Department Of Water Resources Shankar Nagar Raipur Tahsil And District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Superintendent Engineer Shivnath Mandal Durg Department Of Water Resources District- Durg (C.G.) 4 - Joint Director Kosh And Lekha Mahavir Nagar Durg Tahsil And District- Durg (C.G.) 2 5 - Executive Engineer Department Of Water Resources Division Kawardha Tahsil And District Kabirdham (C.G.) 6 - Divisional Joint Director Treasury Accounts And Pension Durg District- Durg (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Manish Chandrakar, Advocate appears on behalf of Shri Mayank Chandrakar, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Shri Shahil Singh, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 16.06.2026 1. The limited relief that the Petitioner seeks for in the present Writ Petition is for an appropriate direction to the Respondents 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 of this High Court rendered in W.P.(S) 3 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. 4. With aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Shoaib