1 CGHC010353402026 2026:CGHC:39778 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6662 of 2026 1 - Shankar Lal Sahu S/o Late Devi Dayal Sahu Aged About 62 Years R/o Irrigation Colony, Darri, Post- Jamnipali, District- Korba, (C.G.) (Retired Employee Claiming His Leave Encashment) 2 - Manharan Lal Yadav S/o Dullu Ram Yadav Aged About 62 Years R/o Barpali, Post- Barpali, Distt.- Korba, (C.G.) (Retired Employee Claiming His Leave Encashment) 3 - Tejram Kumhar S/o Late Mukutram Kumhar Aged About 72 Years R/o Kumhar Mohalla, Barpali, Post- Barpali, Distt.- Korba (C.G.) (Retired Employee Claiming His Leave Encashment) 4 - Santram Yadav S/o Surit Ram Yadav Aged About 62 Years R/o Village- Lafa, Pali, Distt.- Korba, (C.G.) (Retired Employee Claiming His Leave Encashment) 5 - Dilharan Nai S/o Gajanand Shriwas Aged About 62 Years R/o Village- Mungadih, Post- Baksahi, Distt.- Korba, (C.G.) (Retired Employee Claiming His Leave Encashment) ... Petitioner(s) versus SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.09.11 18:07:07 +0530 2 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Water Resource, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Distt. Raipur, (C.G.) 2 - The Secretary, Department Of General Administration, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Distt.- Raipur, (C.G.) 3 - The Secretary, Department Of Finance, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Distt.- Raipur, (C.G.) 4 - Engineer-In - Chief, Water Resource Department, Shivnath Bhawan, Sector- 19, Naya Raipur, Distt.- Raipur, (C.G.) 5 - Chief Engineer, Hasdeo Kachhar, Water Resource Department, Bilaspur, Distt.- Bilaspur, (C.G.) 6 - Suprintendent Engineer, Water Resource Circle, W R D, Bilaspur, Distt.- Bilaspur, (C.G.) 7 - Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division, W R D, Korba, Distt.- Korba, (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Ms. Akanksha Singh, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Sakshi Bajpai, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 11/09/2026 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 encashment in terms of the provisions of the Chhattisgarh Work- 3 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 persons 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