1 CGHC010319172026 2026:CGHC:36724 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6176 of 2026 1 - Smt. Jyoti Kujur W/o Late Ujjawal Kujur, D/o Shri Amrit Toppo Aged About 70 Years (Legal Heirs Of Late Ujjawal Kujur Hand Pump Mechanic) At Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineering (P.H.E.) Department, Division Jashpur, District Jashpur, (C.G.), R/o Pathalgaon (N.P.), Tahsil Pathalgaon, District Jashpur (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Public Health Engineering (P.H.E.), Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Public Health Engineering (P.H.E.) Department, Neer Bhawan, Civil Lines Raipur, District Raipur, (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Public Health Engineering (P.H.E.) Department, Bahtarai Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Public Health Engineering (P.H.E.) Department, Division Jashpur, District Jashpur, (C.G.) 5 - Joint Director Treasury, Account And Pension, Ambikapur, District Surguja, (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Prabhu Lal, Advocate. For Respondents/State : Ms. Sakshi Bajpai, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 18/08/2026 AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2026.08.18 18:24:12 +0530 2 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondents for considering the claim 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 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 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 Amardeep