1 / 2 CGHC010266692026 2026:CGHC:29623 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5322 of 2026 Sushil Kumar Tiwari S/o- Jagannath Tiwari, Aged About 62 Years House No. 238 /8, Ward No. 7, Near Government School, Daldal Seoni, Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) (Employee Claiming His Leave Encashment) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Water Resource, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2. The Secretary, Department Of General Administration, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3. The Secretary, Department Of Finance, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 4. Engineer- In- Chief, Water Resource Department, Shivnath Bhawan, Sector-19, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 5. Chief Engineer, Minimata Hasdeo Bango Project, Water Resource Department, Bilaspur (C.G.) 6. Superintendent Engineer, Water Resource Circle, W R D, Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 7. Executive Engineer, E/ M Heavy Machinery Division, W R D, Sakri, Bilaspur, District-Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Ms. Akanksha Singh, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Aditya Tiwari, P.L. JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2026.07.15 10:46:43 +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