1 / 2 CGHC010319472026 2026:CGHC:38042 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6357 of 2026 1. Mangal Ram Besra S/o Late Shri Sudarshan Besra Aged About 65 Years Occupation Retd. Work Charge Employee Of Public Health Engineering Department Jagdalpur R/o Village Chandrashekar Azad Ward No. 31 Jagdalpur Distt- Baster (C.G.) 2. Smt. Subhadra Sonwani W/o Shri Baikunth Kumar Sonwani Aged About 63 Years Occupation Retd. Work Chowkidar Of Public Health Engineering Department Jagdalpur R/o Village Veer Swarkar Ward No. 5, Pathraguda Jagdalpur, District- Baster (C.G.) 3. Smt. Vedmati @ Vedkumari Pandey W/o Late Shri Purushottam Pandey Aged About 63 Years Occupation House Wife R/o Village Banwapara Aasna Jagdalpur, District- Baster (C.G.) 4. Mahesh Ram S/o Shri Budhram Aged About 63 Years Occupation Retd. Work Charge Employee Of Public Health Engineering Department Jagdalpur R/o Village Bedaumargaon Amagudapara Baster Distt- Baster (C.G.) 5. Balkrishna Pandey S/o Shri Deenbandhu Pandey Aged About 63 Years Occupation Retd. Work Charge Helper Of Public Health Engineering Department Jagdalpur R/o Banwapara Aasna Jagdalpur Distt- Baster (C.G.) 6. Pankaj Chakraborty S/o Late Shri P.K. Chakraborty Aged About 38 Years R/o Maitrisangh Gali Kumharpara, Jagdalpur Distt- Baster (C.G.) 7. Smt. Ambika Bai W/o Late Shri Kapoor Baghel Aged About 53 Years Occupation House Wife R/o Hinglajin Mandir Hatkachora Jagdalpur Distt- Baster (C.G.) 8. Surendra Singh Behra S/o Shri Arjun Behra Aged About 63 Years Occupation Retd. Driver Office Of Public Health Engineering Department Jagdalpur, R/o Village Veer Sawarkar Ward No. 5, Pathragudapara Jagdalpur Distt- Baster (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Capital Complex, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, Distt- Raipur (C.G.) 2. Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Jagdalpur Distt- Baster (C.G.) 3. Assistant Engineer , Sub Division Public Health Engineering Department, Jagdalpur Distt- Baster (C.G.) JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2026.08.25 16:53:31 +0530 2 / 2 4. Joint Director, Treasury Accounts And Pension Division Jagdalpur, Distt- Baster (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Rajendra Patel, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Anuja Sharma, Dy. G.A. (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 25/08/2026 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 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