1 CGHC010268492026 2026:CGHC:30352 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5420 of 2026 Nand Kumar Sinha S/o Shri Mehattar Sinha Aged About 62 Years R/o Ward No.02 Mauhapara Gram Panchayat Bhendri Post- Office- Bhendri Dhamtari District- Dhamtari (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary Water Resource Department New Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary General Administration Department New Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Finance Department New Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - The Engineer In Chief Water Resource Department Nirman Bhawan North Block- Sector- 19, Capital Complex Naya Raipur Atal Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) 5 - The Executive Engineer Water Resource Department Dhamtari District- Dhamtari (C.G.) 6 - The Joint Director Treasury Account And Pension, Divisional Office Raipur, Division District- Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondents AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2026.07.17 17:16:37 +0530 2 For Petitioner : Ms. Gunjan Rani Agrawal, Advocate. For Respondents/State : Mr. Aditya Tiwari, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 17/07/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondents 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 Petitioner, he has made his claim in the light of the recent decision of this High Court rendered 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 claim of all similarly placed person in the light of the aforesaid decision of this High Court on the same subject-matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of copy of this Order. 3 4. With aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Amardeep