1 CGHC010350122026 2026:CGHC:39775 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6615 of 2026 Nandlal Nishad S/o Shri Ramsing Aged About 62 Years 2, Rawanbhata, Gariyaband, District- Gariyaband (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District- Raipur, (C.G.) 2 - Engineer-In-Chief Public Health Engineering Department, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District- Raipur, (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Neer Bhawan Civil Line Raipur, District- Raipur, (C.G.) 4 - Superintending Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Near Khalsa School Circle Raipur, District- Raipur, (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer P.H.E. Division, Gariyaband District- Gariyaband, (C.G.) 6 - Director Treasury, Account And Pension Block-1, First Floor, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur, (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.09.11 18:07:08 +0530 2 For Petitioner : Mr. Amod Kumar Shrivastava, 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 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 $. Bhilwar