1 CGHC010285782026 2026:CGHC:32250 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5660 of 2026 Bhagwat Prasad Sharma S/o Bhushan Prasad Sharma, Aged About 74 Years R/o Village Tentubhata, Post - Raja Mohgaon, Tahsil -Saja, District Bemetara (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District -Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Joint Director, Treasury, Accounts & Pension, Bemetara, District Bemetara (C.G.) 3 - The Executive Engineer, Water Resource Department, Raipur, Division District -Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Ms. Khushbu Sahu, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Apurva Nigam, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.07.28 17:43:10 +0530 2 28/07/2026 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, he has made his claim 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 claim of 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 $. Bhilwar