1 CGHC010290982026 2026:CGHC:32796 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5716 of 2026 Balaram Patel S/o Shri Ishwar Prasad Patel Aged About 63 Years R/o H. No. 82, Village Govindpur, P.O.- Amaldiha, Tahsil Chandrapur, District Sakti (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Public Works Department, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Superintending Engineer Public Works Department, Bilaspur, Circle Bilaspur (C.G.) 3 - Executive Engineer Pwd, Sakti, District- Sakti (C.G.) 4 - Joint Director Treasury, Account And Pension, Sakti, District- Sakti (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2026.07.30 18:19:10 +0530 2 (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Vidya, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Ms. Apurva Nigam, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 30.07.2026 1. The limited relief that the Petitioner seeks for in the present Writ Petition is for an appropriate direction to the Respondents 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 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 3 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. 4. With aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Shoaib