1 CGHC010262752026 2026:CGHC:29337 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5277 of 2026 1 - Uttam Kumar S/o Suresh Tayde Aged About 62 Years R/o Prema Colony, Subhash Nagar, Bhagwanpur, Distt - Surguja Chhattisgarh (Employee Claiming His Leave Encashment) 2 - Ramavtar Sahu S/o Vishram Sahu Aged About 62 Years R/o Dev Nagar, Birkona, Bilaspur, Distt Bilaspur Chhattisgarh (Employee Claiming His Leave Encashment) Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Water Resource, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Distt Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - The Secretary Department Of General Administration, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - The Secretary Department Of Finance, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Distt Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - Engineer-In-Chief Water Resource Department, Shivnath Bhawan, Sector- 19, Naya Raipur, Distt Raipur Chhattisgarh 5 - Chief Engineer Minimata Hasdeo Bango Project, Water Resource Department, Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 6 - Superintendent Engineer Water Resource Circle, W R D, Bilaspur, Distt Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 7 - Executive Engineer E/m Heavy Machinery Division, W R D, Sakri, Bilaspur, Distt Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 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) : Mrs. Akanksha Singh, 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