1 CGHC010285652026 2026:CGHC:31947 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5628 of 2026 Shyam Lal Chouhan S/o Mansay Chouhan Aged About 62 Years R/o Dumarmuda, Jhalmala, P.O. Jhalmala, District- Raigarh, C.G. ... Petitioner versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department of Public Health Engineering, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, Atal Nagar, District- Raipur, C.G. 2 - Engineering-In-Chief Public Health Engineering Department, Indrawati Bhawan, Block No. 4, 3rd Floor, New Raipur, District- Raipur, C.G. 3 - Superintending Engineer Public Health Engineering (E / M) Circle Neer Bhawan Civil Line Raipur, District- Raipur, C.G. 4 - Executive Engineer Electrical and Mechanical Division In Front of Nag- Nagin Talab, Gitanjali Phase- 2 Road, Bahatrai Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur, C.G. 5 - Divisional Joint Director Treasury, Accounts and Pension Bilaspur, Division, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, C.G. ... Respondents For Petitioner : None, despite repeated calls For State/Respondents : Mr. Luv Sharma, Panel Lawyer (Hon’ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta Guru) Order on Board 27/07/2026 ASHUTOSH MISHRA Digitally signed by ASHUTOSH MISHRA Date: 2026.07.28 10:44:55 +0530 2 1. Perused the documents. 2. From perusal of the documents, it appears that the petitioner seeks a limited relief of issuance of an appropriate direction to the respondent authorities for consideration of his claim for grant of leave encashment in accordance with the provisions of the Chhattisgarh Work-Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977. 3. It appears from the pleadings that the claim of the petitioner is founded upon the decision rendered by this Court in Faguvaram Patel & Others v. State of Chhattisgarh & Others in W.P.(S) No. 3870 of 2021 decided on 30.09.2022, which stands affirmed by the Division Bench in W.A. No. 119 of 2023 decided on 20.06.2023. 4. Considering the limited nature of the relief sought and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the claim, this writ petition is disposed of directing the competent respondent authority to consider and decide the petitioner's claim in the light of the aforesaid judgments, if the petitioner is found similarly situated, by passing a reasoned and speaking order within a period of 120 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. SD/- SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) JUDGE ashu