1 CGHC010329672026 2026:CGHC:38912 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6472 of 2026 1 - Rama S/o Late Lachanna Aged About 67 Years R/o Old Bus Stand, Bijapur, District- Bijapur (C.G.) 2 - Farsu Ram S/o Late Charan Singh Aged About 63 Years R/o Matwada, Dakhadpara, Bijapur, Thana And District- Bijapur (C.G.) 3 - Smt. Rukdei W/o Late S.Ram Aged About 63 Years R/o Village- Bhairamgarh, Mandir Para, Bijapur, District- Bijapur, (C.G.) Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Chief Engineer Public Works Department (B And R ), Zone-Baster, Jagdalpur, District- Baster (C.G.) 3 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Department (B And R ) West Baster, District- Bijapur, (C.G.) Respondent(s) (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Utkarsh Shrivas, Adv. on behalf of Mr. Somkant Verma, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Ms. Poorva Tiwari, PL (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 02/09/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities for considering the RAHUL JHA Digitally signed by RAHUL JHA Date: 2026.09.02 16:48:57 +0530 2 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 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 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 claim of 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 Rahul