1 / 3 2026:CGHC:9030 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1904 of 2026 1 - Shitaldas Manikpuri S/o Nanki @ Nankun Das Aged About 62 Years Retired Time Keeper, R/o Ward No. 11, Sidar Para, Sarhar, District- Janjgir- Champa C.G. 2 - Murit Ram Rathoure S/o Makru Ram Rathoure Aged About 62 Years Retired Time Keeper, R/o Amhapara, Seoni, District Janjgir-Champa C.G. 3 - Yad Ram Rathore S/o Sukhiram Aged About 62 Years Retired Chowkidar, R/o Belhapara, Faraswani, District Korba C.G. 4 - Smt. Kumari Devi Sahu W/o Late Lal Ji Sahu Aged About 53 Years R/o House No. 294, Indira Awas, Birgahni, Champa, District- Janjgir-Champa C.G. 5 - Pramod Kumar Yadav S/o Late Bhagwat Prasad Yadav Aged About 62 Years Retired Time Keeper, R/o Ward No. 17, Masturi, Tehsil Masturi, District Bilaspur C.G. 6 - Bihari Lal Navik S/o Bodh Ram Navik Aged About 62 Years Retired Time Keeper, R/o Lakhram, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur C.G. ... Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Raipur C.G. 2 - Engineer In Chief, Water Resource Department, Shivnath Mandal, North Block, Sector-19, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur C.G. 3 - Chief Engineer, Minimata Hasdev Bango Project Water Management Department Bilaspur, District Bilaspur C.G. 2 / 3 4 - Executive Engineer Hasdev Canal Water Management Division Janjgir, District Janjgir-Champa C.G. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioners : Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Khulesh Sahu, P.L. Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 20/02/2026 1. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that the petitioners who stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employees, is entitled for leave encashment but till date respondents have not extended the benefit of leave encashment to petitioners. Identical issue came up for hearing before this Court in case of Faguvaram Patel & Ors. vs. State of C.G., in W.P.(S) No. 3870 of 2021 decided on 30.09.2022, wherein petitioners therein have raised identical issue which was allowed in their favour. He submits that at this stage, petitioners may be permitted to submit representation in light of Faguvaram Patel (supra) and respondents be directed to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioners expeditiously within specified time. 2. Learned State counsel submits that as petitioners are not pressing this petition on merits and are only seeking a direction to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioners, he is having no objection. 3. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents available on record. 4. Taking into consideration, the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioners, this petition is disposed of permitting petitioners to submit fresh representations. In the event, petitioners submits representation, their claim shall be considered and decided in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of 3 / 3 representation keeping in mind decision in case of Faguvaram Patel (supra). 5. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with aforesaid observations and directions. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Saurabh JUDGE