1 CGHC010298942026 2026:CGHC:34087 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5880 of 2026 Smt. Mohanmati D/o Shri Konda, W/o Shri Gokul Yadav Aged About 62 Years Retired Akushal-Shramik At Sub Divisional Officer, Public Works Department, Sub Division Raigarh, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh, R/o Kosta Para, Soniya Nagar, Ward No. 40, Raigarh, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Public Works, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Engineer In Chief, Department Of Public Works, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Chief Engineer, Public Works Department, Bilaspur Zone, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 4 - Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Raigarh Division, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh 5 - Sub Divisional Officer, Public Works Department, Sub Division Raigarh, District Raigarh Chhattisgar SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.08.06 10:49:43 +0530 2 6 - Joint Director Treasury, Account And Pension, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Prabhu Lal, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Akanksha Verma, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 05/08/2026 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, she has made her 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- 3 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