1 CGHC010331002026 2026:CGHC:38027 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6347 of 2026 1 - Gore Lal Yadav S/o Late Dayaram Yadav Aged About 63 Years Retired Cook Man (W.C.) Posted At O%ce Of S.D.O. (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Sakri Bilaspur Water Resources Department District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh R/o Ashok Nagar Sarkanda Tahsil And District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 2 - Ram Kishun Netam S/o Late Mahesh Gond Aged About 63 Years Retired Chowkidar Posted At O%ce Of S.D.O. Jal Sanshadhan Sub Division No. 02 Kota, Water Resources Department District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh R/o Dak Bangla Road Kota Tahsil Kota District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 3 - Smt. Sushma Verma W/o Late Devendra Kumar Verma Aged About 45 Years R/o Yadunandan Nagar Tifra District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh Husband Of Petitioner Was Working On The Post Of Chowkidar Posted At O%ce Of S.D.O. (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Sakri Bilaspur Water Resources Department District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2026.08.25 16:17:35 +0530 2 versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Water Resources Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department, Neer Bhawan, Atal Nagar New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Chief Engineer Hasdev Kachhar Department Of Water Resources, Bilaspur District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 4 - Executive Engineer (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Division Sakri (Bilaspur) Water Resources Department, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 5 - Executive Engineer Jal Sanshadhan Division Kota Water Resources Department, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 6 - Joint Director Pension And Account And Treasury Department, Bilaspur Division, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Mamta Mahilange, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Ms. Poorva Tiwari, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 3 25.08.2026 1. The limited relief that the Petitioners seek for in the present Writ Petition is for an appropriate direction to the Respondents 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 respective claim in the light of the recent decision of this Court rendered 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 a%rmed 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 claim of all similarly placed person in the light of the aforesaid decision of this Court on the same subject-matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of copy of this Order. 4 4. With aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge shoaib