1 / 2 CGHC010318372026 2026:CGHC:36474 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6179 of 2026 1. Padam Raj Thakur S/o Damodar Singh Thakur Aged About 63 Years Retired Truck Driver, R/o Old Civil Line, Satbahiniya Chowk, Mahasamund, District Mahsamund Chhattisgarh 2. Sewa Lal Gond S/o Ganga Ram Aged About 63 Years Retired Labour, R/o Ward No. 10, Tumgaon, Pirda, Post Tumgaon, District Mahsamund Chhattisgarh 3. Narayan Yadav S/o Kartik Yadav Aged About 63 Years Retired Labour, R/o House No. 6, Ward No. 10, Chorbhatti, Police Station Mahasamund, District Mahsamund Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Raipur Chhattisgarh 2. Engineer In Chief Water Resource Department Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3. Chief Engineer Mahanadi Godawari Kachhar, Water Resource Department Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 4. Executive Engineer Water Resource Division Mahasamund, District Mahsamund Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Swapnil Keshari, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Anandi Sharma, P.L. (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 17/08/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities 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 petitioners, they have made their claim in the light of the JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2026.08.18 10:36:10 +0530 2 / 2 recent decision passed by this Court 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 petitioners 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 claims of all 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 Jyoti