1 CGHC010351492026 2026:CGHC:39609 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6640 of 2026 Meera Bai Jagat W/o Shri Ramprasad Jagat Aged About 62 Years R/o Karbala Road, Kundru Badi, Ward No. 25, Infront Of Kaumharpara School Street, Bilaspur, District-Bilaspur, (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Public Health Engineering ( P.H.E.), Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, District- Raipur, (C.G.) 2 - Engineer-In-Chief Departmebnt Of Public Health Engineering (P.H.E.), Atal Nagar, Sector 19, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur, (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Public Health Engineering (P.H.E.), Zone- Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur, (C.G.) 4 - Suprintendent Engineer, Public Health Engineering (P.H.E.), Circle-Bilaspur, District-Bilaspur, (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer Janjgir-Champa, Public Health Engineering (P.H.E.), District- Janjgir-Champa, (C.G.) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2026.09.10 17:43:53 +0530 2 6 - Divisional Joint Director Treasury Accounts And Pensions Bilaspur Division, Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur, (C.G.) 7 - Treasury Officer District Treasury, Janjgir-Champa, District Janjgir-Champa, (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Akash Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Ms. Sakshi Bajpai, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 10.09.2026 1. The limited relief that the Petitioner seeks for in the present Writ Petition is for an appropriate direction to the Respondents for considering the claim of the Petitioner 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 Petitioner, she has made his claim in the light of the recent decision of this High Court rendered in W.P.(S) No.3870/2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others) decided on 30.9.2022, wherein similar 3 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 all similarly placed person in the light of the aforesaid decision of this High Court on the same subject-matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of copy of this Order. 4. With aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Shoaib