1 / 2 2026:CGHC:25268 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4557 of 2026 Santosh Kumar Solanki S/o Late Shri Munshi Singh, Aged About 62 Years R/o Ward No. 45, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Chingrajpara, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Public Works, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2. Engineer In Chief, Public Works Department, Indrawati Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgrh 3. Executive Engineer, Public Works Department Division No. 2, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 4. Joint Director Treasury, Account And Pension, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Mayank Kumar, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Lav Sharma, P.L. (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 22/06/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities for considering the claim of the Petitioner for grant of leave JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2026.06.22 17:42:49 +0530 2 / 2 encashment in terms of the provisions of the Chhattisgarh Work- Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977. 2. According to the petitioner, she has made her claim in the light of the recent decision passed by this Court 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 claims of all similarly placed person 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 Jyoti