1 / 2 2026:CGHC:26246 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4785 of 2026 Smt. Sulochana Yadav Wd/o Late. Shri Brijbhan Ram Yadav, Ward No. 19, Tikra Para Khairagarh, Distt. - Khairagarh- Chhuikhadan- Gandai (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralay, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 2. State Of Chhattisgarh, Throurgh The Secretary, Department Of Finance Ministry, Mantralay, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Distt. -Raipur (C.G.) 3. Chief Engineer, Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Godavari Basin, Raipur, Dist. - Raipur (C.G.) 4. The Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division, Chhuikhadan Distt. - Khairagarh- Chhuikhadan- Gandai (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : None For Respondents/ State : Mr. Shahil Singh, P.L. (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 29/06/2026 1. Learned State counsel submits that the matter is covered with the judgment of Faguvaram patel and petitioner seeks similar order. JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2026.06.30 10:39:01 +0530 2 / 2 2. 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 encashment in terms of the provisions of the Chhattisgarh Work- Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. With the aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE Jyoti