1 / 3 CGHC010317512026 2026:CGHC:36504 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6170 of 2026 1 - Niranjan Lal Nishad S/o Shri Bhagbali Nishad Aged About 62 Years R/o House No. 127, Ward No. 56, Near Kartik Kunwa, Baghera, District Durg Chhattisgarh 2 - Kansram Sahu S/o Shri Sukalu Ram Aged About 62 Years R/o Chhindgaon, Balod, Dondiawari, District Balod Chhattisgarh 3 - Nirmal Kumar Sahu S/o Shri Daulat Ram Sahu Aged About 62 Years R/o Shikaripara, Ward No. 16, Balod, District Balod Chhattisgarh ... Petitioners versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department of Public Health Engineering (P H E), Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Engineer-In-Chief Department of Public Health Engineering (P H E) Atal Nagar, Sector 19, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Chief Engineer Public Health Engineering (P H E), Zone Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - Superintendent Engineer Public Health Engineering (P H E), Durg Circle Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh 5 - Executive Engineer Balod Public Health Engineering (P H E) Department Division Balod District Balod Chhattisgarh 6 - Divisional Joint Director Treasury Accounts And Pensions Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh 7 - Treasury Officer District Treasury Balod, District Balod Chhattisgarh ... Respondents ASHUTOSH MISHRA Digitally signed by ASHUTOSH MISHRA Date: 2026.08.18 12:23:57 +0530 2 / 3 For Petitioners : Mr. Akash Shrivastava, Advocate For State/Respondents : Ms. Poorva Tiwari, PL (Hon’ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta Guru) Order on Board 17/08/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners, stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employee, are entitled for leave encashment but till date respondents have not extended the benefit of leave encashment to petitioners. Identical issue came up for hearing before this Court in case of Faguvaram Patel & Ors. Vs. State of C.G., in W.P.(S) No. 3870 of 2021 decided on 30.09.2022, wherein petitioners have raised identical issue which was allowed in their favour. He submits that at this stage, petitioners may be permitted to submit representation in light of Faguvaram Patel (supra) and respondents be directed to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioners expeditiously within specified time. 2. Learned State counsel submits that as the petitioners are not pressing this petition on merits and is only seeking a direction to decide the representations to be submitted by petitioner, at this stage, she is having no objection. 3. I have heard learned counsel for parties and perused the documents available in record. 4. Taking into consideration the limited prayer made by learned counsel for 3 / 3 petitioners, this petition is disposed of in light of Faguvaram Patel (Supra) and the petitioners are at liberty to make representation within a period fo 15 days from receipt of copy of this order. In the event, the petitioners are found to be similarly situated persons, their claim shall be decided by the respondents in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of representation. 5. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with aforesaid observations and directions. 6. C.C. as per rules. SD/- SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) JUDGE ashu