1 / 2 CGHC010264862026 2026:CGHC:30154 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5363 of 2026 1. Jageshwar Yadav S/o Bhakla Yadav Aged About 63 Years Resident Of Village Batgan, Tahsil Palari, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) 2. Rajo Bai Yadav W/o Late Chaitram Yadav Aged About 56 Years Resident Of Village And Post Semradih, Tahsil Balodabazar District Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) 3. Bharatlal Sahu S/o Ramsai Sahu Aged About 62 Years Resident Of Village Belkitri, Tahsil Bilaigarh District Balodabazar-Bhatapara Now Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Water Resources, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2. Divisional Joint Director Treasury Account And Pension Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3. Chief Engineer Mahanadi Godawari Kachhar, Water Resources Department, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 4. Chief-In-Engineer Water Resources Department, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 5. The Executive Engineer Water Resources Department, Division Kasdol, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) 6. Sub Divisional Officer Jal Prabandh Sub Division No. 6, Balodabazar, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) 7. Sub Divisional Officer Jal Prabandh Sub Division No. 7, Balodabazar, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. K.P. Singh, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Sakshi Bajpai, P.L. JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2026.07.17 11:29:53 +0530 2 / 2 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 16/07/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking for 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 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 petitioners 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