1 CGHC010258322026 2026:CGHC:28368 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5178 of 2026 Onkar Prasad Gorkhe S/o Shri Samliya Prasad Gorkhe, Aged About 62 Years R/o. Satnamipara, Ghutku, Post Office- Ghutku, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Public Health Engineering (P. H. E.), Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Engineer-In-Chief, Department Of Public Health Engineering (P. H. E.) Atal Nagar, Sector 19, Nawa Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Chief Engineer, Public Health Engineering (P. H. E.) Zone-Bilaspur, District - Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Superintendent Engineer, Public Health Engineering (P. H. E.) Circle- Bilaspur, District - Bilaspur (C.G.). 5 - Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineering (P. H. E.) Gaurella- Pendra-Marwahi, District - Gaurella- Pendra-Marwahi, Chhattisgarh. SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.07.09 18:19:57 +0530 2 6 - Divisional Joint Director, Treasury Accounts And Pensions Bilaspur Division, Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 7 - Treasury Officer, District Treasury Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi, District Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Akash Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Sakshi Bajpai, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 09/07/2026 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 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 rendered 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 claim of similarly placed person herein in the light of the aforesaid decision passed by this Court on the same subject- 3 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 $. Bhilwar