1 CGHC010346452026 2026:CGHC:40382 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6769 of 2026 Manorath Prasad Pursheth S/o Shri Govind Ram Pursheth Aged About 62 Years Resident Of Ward No.07, Navapara, Post And Tahsil - Gharghoda District -Raigarh (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Deparment, New Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary General Administration Deparment, New Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh, Through The Secretary, Finance Deparment, New Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - The Engineer -In Chief, Public Works Deparment, Nirman Bhawan, North Block Sector 19, Capital Complex Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar Distt Raipur (C.G.) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2026.09.16 17:33:04 +0530 2 5 - The Superintendent Engineer, Public Works Department, Bilaspur Circle, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 6 - The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Raigarh Division, District- Raigarh (C.G.) 7 - The Sub -Divisional Officer, Public Works Department, Sub - Division, Raigarh District- Raigarh (C.G.) 8 - The Joint Director, Treasury Account And Pension, Divisional Office, Bilaspur Division, District -Bilapur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Vijay Shankar Mishra, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Shri Suyashdhar Badgaiya, Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 16.09.2026 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. 3 2. According to the Petitioner, he 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 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