1 CGHC010348222026 2026:CGHC:39406 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6572 of 2026 Smt. Indu Sahu Wd/o Late Ishwar Prasad Sahu Aged About 70 Years (Legal Heirs Of Late Ishwar Prasad Sahu Sthal Sahayak) At Executive Engineer, Kelo Project Survey Division Raigarh, District Raigarh (C.G.) R/o Village Pendruwa, Tahsil Dabhara, District Sakti (C.G) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Water Resource, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Department Of Water Resource, Shivnath Bhawan, Naya Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Minimata (Hasdeo) Bango Pariyojana, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, (C.G.) 4 - Superintendent Engineer Kelo Project Dam Circle Kharsia, District Raigarh (C.G.) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2026.09.10 10:25:06 +0530 2 5 - Executive Engineer Kelo Project Survey Division Raigarh, District Raigarh (C.G.) 6 - Joint Director Treasury, Account And Pension, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Prabhu Lal, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Ms. Poorva Tiwari, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 09.09.2026 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 claim of the Petitioner therein has been allowed. The said 3 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