1 / 2 2026:CGHC:26770 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4887 of 2026 1. Ramlal Sethiya S/o Chaitan Sethiya Aged About 63 Years R/o Ward No. 08 Bade Arapur Tokapal Rajoor Jagdalpur Distt. Bastar C.G. 2. Kamlochan S/o Sonsai Baghel Aged About 63 Years R/o 61 Bakawand Jharumargaon Nakaguda Chote Deora Distt. Bastar C.G. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya, New Raipur, Atal Nagar District Raipur (C.G.) 2. The Chief Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Division Jagdalpur District Bastar (C.G.) 3. The Superintendent Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Division Jagdalpur District Bastar (C.G.) 4. The Executive Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Division Jagdalpur District Bastar (C.G.) 5. Divisional Joint Director Treasury Account And Pension Bastar Division Jagdalpur Distt. Bastar (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Vikash A. Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Shahil Singh, P.L. (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2026.07.01 17:42:22 +0530 2 / 2 01/07/2026 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 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 petitioners 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