1 CGHC010254612026 2026:CGHC:29406 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5085 of 2026 Mannu Lal Yadav S/o Kallu Ram Yadav Aged About 67 Years Resident Ward No. 52, Sai Chowk, Chantidih, Post S E C L Distt. Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Neer Bhawan, Main Road Civil Lines, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Engineer In Chief, Public Health Engineening Deparment Indrawati Bhawan Atal Nagar Nava Raipur District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Superintending Engineer, Public Health Engineening Division Office Near Nag -Nigan Pond In Front Of Pratham Hospital, Bahtrai Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 4 - Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineening Department Block Bilaspur Old Composite Building Bilaspur Chhattisgarh SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2026.07.13 17:16:11 +0530 2 5 - Collector -Bilaspur, Collectorate Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 6 - Divisional Joint Director, Treasury Accounts And Pension- Bilaspur, Division Bilaspur District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Yash Verma, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Ms. Sakshi Bajpai, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 13.07.2026 1. The limited relief that the Petitioner seeks for in the present Writ Petition is for an appropriate direction to the Respondents 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, he has made his claim in the light of the recent decision of this High 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. 3 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 all similarly placed person in the light of the aforesaid decision of this High Court on the same subject-matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of copy of this Order. 4. With aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Shoaib