1 CGHC010276412026 2026:CGHC:30874 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5469 of 2026 1 - Hariram Dimar S/o Punit Ram Aged About 62 Years R/o Village Ward No. 7, Dhivapara, Khairjhiti, Tehisl And District Mahasamund C.G. 2 - Fulamt Bai Sahu W/o Chabiram Sahu Aged About 62 Years R/o BTI Road Old Meleriya Office, Tehsil And District Mahasamund C.G. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Water Resource Department Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Raipur District Raipur C.G. 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resource Department Raipur District Raipur C.G. 3 - Chief Engineer, Mahanadi Godawari, Kachhar, Water Resource, Department Raipur District Raipur C.G. 4 - Executive Engineer Water Resource Division Mahasamund District Mahasamund C.G. ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Swapnil Keshari, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Apurva Nigam, Panel Lawyer SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.07.21 18:12:09 +0530 2 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 21/07/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities for considering the claims 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 respective claims 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 30.9.2022, 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 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 $. Bhilwar