1 CGHC010349762026 2026:CGHC:39643 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6666 of 2026 Sukhram Nag S/o Sampat Nag Aged About 65 Years R/o Maharshi Ashram Hat-Kachora Vivekanand Ward No. 30 V.T.C. - Jagdalpur Distt Bastar C.G. . Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, P.W.D. Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya, New Raipur, Atal Nagar Distt. Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Engineer In Chief Public Works Department District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Chief Engineer (Administration) Public Works Department District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - The Chief Engineer P.W.D. (Bh/sa) North Bastar Division No. 01 Jagdalpur Distt. Bastar C.G. 5 - The Superintendent Engineer Public Works Department (Bh/sa) North Bastar Division No. 01 Jagdalpur Distt. Bastar C.G. 6 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Department (Bh/sa) North Bastar Division No. 01 Jagdalpur Distt. Bastar C.G. 7 - Divisional Joint Director Treasury Account And Pension Bastar Division Jagdalpur Distt. Bastar C.G. Respondent(s) (Cause-title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Vikash A. Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Ms. Apurva Nigam, PL RAHUL JHA Digitally signed by RAHUL JHA Date: 2026.09.11 10:32:41 +0530 2 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 10/09/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities 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, he has made his 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