1 / 2 CGHC010267152026 2026:CGHC:29621 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5319 of 2026 Smt. Manju Yadav W/o Late Duryodhan Yadav Aged About 55 Years R/o Rajapara Baghpara Raigarh Tahsil And District Raigarh Chhattisgarh Husband Of Petitioner Was Retired Unskilled Labour, Posted At P W D Rest House Under Office Of S D O P.W.D. Sub Division Raigarh Public Work Department District Raigarh Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Works Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar New Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2. Engineer In Chief Public Works Department, Sihawa Bhawan New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3. Chief Engineer Public Works Department, Bilaspur Mandal District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 4. Superintending Engineer Public Works Department, Bilaspur Mandal, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 5. Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Division Raigarh District Raigarh Chhattisgarh 6. Joint Director Pension And Account Treasury Department Bilaspur Division, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Ms. Mamta Mahilange, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Akanksha Verma, P.L. JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2026.07.15 10:46:47 +0530 2 / 2 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 14/07/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities for considering the 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, she has made her claim 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 30.9.2022, 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 claims of all 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 Jyoti