1 CGHC010265772026 2026:CGHC:29328 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5275 of 2026 1 - Bahadur Ram S/o- Garjoo Aged About 62 Years Retired Chowkidar, R/o- Village Ghoompara Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 2 - Krishna Kumar, S/o- Kongariram, Aged About 63 Years Retired Chowkidar, R/o- Khalpara Pratappur Naka Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 3 - Ram Rajwade S/o Kunwar Sai Aged About 62 Years Retired Chowkidar, R/o Village Mahadev Para, Bhittikala, Tehsil- Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Shiv Balak S/o- Nanka Aged About 62 Years Retired Chowkidar, R/o- Village And Post Sukhari, Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resources 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, Hasdev Ganga Kachhar, Water Resource Department Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division No. 1, Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 5 - Joint Director, Pension And Kosh Lekha Department, Surguja, District- Surguja (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) RAHUL JHA Digitally signed by RAHUL JHA Date: 2026.07.13 17:03:31 +0530 2 For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Swapnil Keshari, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Shahil Singh, PL (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 13/07/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking 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 rendered in W.P.(S) No.3870/2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others) decided on 30.09.2022, 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 20.06.2023. 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 persons 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