1 / 2 CGHC010302122026 2026:CGHC:36473 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5938 of 2026 1. Smt. Madhuri Sethiya W/o Late Suresh Kumar Sethiya, Retired Helper Aged About 57 Years R/o Ward No. 17 Ramaiyya Adawal Jagdalpur, District- Bastar, C.G. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Public Health Engineer, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur, C.G. 2. Engineer In Chief Department Of Public Health Engineer Raipur, Sector-19 New Raipur, District- Raipur, C.G. 3. Chief Engineer Department Of Public Health Engineer Jagdalpur, District- Bastar, C.G. 4. Executive Engineer Department Of Public Health Engineer (E / M), Sub Division Jagdalpur, District- Bastar, C.G. ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Swapnil Keshari, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Sakshi Singh, 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 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 JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2026.08.18 10:36:03 +0530 2 / 2 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