1 / 2 CGHC010316392026 2026:CGHC:36480 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6142 of 2026 Smt. Madhuri Das Wife Of Late Ram Kumar Das, Aged About 53 Years (Legal Heirs Of Late Ram Kumar Das Helper) At Executive Engineering (P.H.E.) Department, Division Jashpur, District Jashpur, (C.G.), R/o. Ward No. 5 Tapkara, Tahsil Farsabahar, District Jashpur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretasry, 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.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Jeet Ram Patel, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Apurva Nigam, P.L. (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 17/08/2026 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- JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2026.08.18 10:36:07 +0530 2 / 2 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 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 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