1 CGHC010261542026 2026:CGHC:29050 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5236 of 2026 Gorakh Nath Tiwari S/o- Late Ramdhani Tiwari Aged About 63 Years R/o- Village Janakpur, Post And Tehsil- Janakpur, District- M.C.B. (Chhattisgarh) . Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through - Secretary, Water Resources Department, Shivnath Bhawan, Matralaya, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District- Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 2 - Engineer-In- Chief Water Resources Department, Shivnath Bhawan Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 3 - Executive Engineer W.R.D. Division- Manendragarh, District- M.C.B (Chhattisgarh) Respondent(s) (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Yadav, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Ms. Poorva Tiwari, PL (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 10/07/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities for considering the RAHUL JHA Digitally signed by RAHUL JHA Date: 2026.07.13 10:46:12 +0530 2 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, he 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-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 Rahul