1 CGHC010262962026 2026:CGHC:29049 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5225 of 2026 1 - Jyoti Ram S/o Sadhuram Aged About 62 Years R/o 305, Rampur Basti, Ward No. 25, Korba Distt- Korba (C.G.) (Employee Claiming His Leave Encashment) 2 - Dagadu Ingle S/o Meeraji Ingle Aged About 62 Years R/o Irrigation Colony, Rampur, Korba Distt- Korba (C.G.) (Employee Claiming His Leave Encashment) 3 - Laxmi Prasad S/o Late Chhat Ram Dheewar Aged About 49 Years R/o Barrage Colony, Darri, Post Jamnipali, District- Korba (C.G.) (Legal Heir Claiming Leave Encashment Of His Father) Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Water Resource, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Distt- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Secretary, Department Of General Administration, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Distt- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Secretary, Department Of Finance, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Distt- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Engineer In Chief Water Resource Department, Shivnath Bhawan, Sector- 19, Naya Raipur, Distt- Raipur (C.G.) RAHUL JHA Digitally signed by RAHUL JHA Date: 2026.07.13 12:09:15 +0530 2 5 - Chief Engineer, Minimata Hasdeo Bango Project, Water Resource Department Bilaspur (C.G.) 6 - Superintendent Engineer, Hasdeo Project Circle, W R D, Korba Distt- Korba (C.G.) 7 - Eexecutive Engineer, Hasdeo Barrage, Water Resource Management Division W R D, Rampur/ Korba Distt- Korba (C.G.) Respondent(s) (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Akanksha Singh, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Ms. Poorva Tiwari, PL (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 10/07/2026 1. By way of 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 raised their claims in the light of the recent decision passed by this Court in W.P.(S) No.3870/2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others), decided on 30.09.2022, wherein a similar claim of the petitioner therein was allowed. The said decision also stands affirmed by the Division Bench in W.A. No.119/2023, decided on 20.06.2023. 3. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the present writ petition is disposed of at this stage, directing the respondent authorities 3 to process the claims of the petitioners, who are similarly placed persons, 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