1 CGHC010360762026 2026:CGHC:40961 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6875 of 2026 1 - Chhatrapal Patel S/o Ashwaram Patel Aged About 62 Years Retired Unskilled Labour R/o Awrid Semra District Janjgir Champa C. G. 2 - Milap Ram Kenvat S/o Ramlal Kenvat Aged About 63 Years Retired Chowkidar R/o Basti Gundi Mohalla, Khokhsa Post Khokhsa District Janjgir Champa C. G. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Water Resources Department Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya Nava Raipur District Raipur C. G. 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resources, Department Shivnath Bhawan Narth Block Sector -19, Nava Raipur District Raipur C. G. 3 - Chief Engineer Minimata (Hasdev) Bango Project, Water Resources, Department Bilaspur District Bilaspur C. G. 4 - Executive Engineer Hasdev Canal Water Management Division Janjgir District Janjgir Champa C. G. 5 - District Treasury Officer Janjgir District Janjgir Champa C. G. ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Shubham Singh, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Vartika Shrivastava, Panel Lawyer SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.09.22 10:25:22 +0530 2 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 21/09/2026 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-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