1 CGHC010338432026 2026:CGHC:39005 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6455 of 2026 1 - Dev Kumar Singh S/o Shri Jagarnath Singh Aged About 62 Years Retired Chowkidar At Office Of Sub Division Officer ( E And M), Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Kunkuri, District- Jashpur, (C.G.) R/o Village Belkharikha, Tahsil Lakhanpur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 2 - Ashok Kumar Kaviraj S/o Shri Ashutosh Kaviraj Aged About 62 Years Retired Wireman At Office Of Sub Division Officer ( E And M), Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Kunkuri, District- Jashpur, (C.G.) R/o Village Ajirma, Tahsil Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 3 - Daulat Ram S/o Shri Laxman Singh Aged About 62 Years Retired Helper At Office Of Sub Division Officer ( E And M), Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Kunkuri, District- Jashpur, (C.G.) R/o Village Gangapur, Khurd, Tahsil Ambikapur District- Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Dev Sagar Singh S/o Shri Balram Aged About 62 Years Retired Wireman At Office Of Sub Division Officer ( E And M), Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Kunkuri, District- Jashpur, (C.G.) R/o Village Belkharikha Tahsil Ambikapur District- Surguja (C.G.) 5 - Dinanath Ram S/o Shri Thanda Ram Aged About 62 Years Retired Pump Operator (Nalkoop Chalak), At Office Of Sub Division Officer ( E And M), Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Kunkuri, District- Jashpur, (C.G.) R/o Village Sambalpur, Tahsil Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.09.03 17:42:50 +0530 2 ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Water Resources , Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief, Department Of Water Resources, Sihawa Bhawan, Naya Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Bilaspur Zone, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer, (E And M) Minimata Bango Division Machadoli Head Office Katghora, District- Korba (C.G.) 5 - Sub Divisional Officer, ( E And M), Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Kunkuri District- Jashpur (C.G.) 6 - Joint Director Treasury Account And Pension , Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Prabhu Lal, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Poorva Tiwari, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 03/09/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities for considering the claim of the Petitioners for grant of leave 3 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 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 $. Bhilwar