1 CGHC010361582026 2026:CGHC:41144 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6932 of 2026 1 - Sukrit Das S/o Shankar Das Aged About 62 Years Retired Gangman Labour R/o Village Patrapara Post Jigdi, District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) 2 - Dev Prakas S/o Late Shivprasad Aged About 36 Years R/o Village Kunkuri Kalan Post Batoli, District- Surguja (C.G.) 3 - Ghuran S/o Manjni Ram Aged About 76 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village Jhirmili Tehsil Udaypur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Karam Sai S/o Dilbandhu Kamro Aged About 71 Years Retired Labour R/o Village Abhaypur, Post Tara, District- Surajpur (C.G.) 5 - Jagesh S/o Muna Paikra Aged About 68 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village Durgapur, District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) 6 - Jagat S/o Dhan Sai Paikra Aged About 71 Years Retired Gangman Labour R/o Village Bagariya Para District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.09.22 17:42:56 +0530 2 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Work Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nawa Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Chief Engineer, Public Work Department Surguja Circle Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 3 - Superintendent Engineer, Public Work Department Circle Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer, Public Work Department Bha/ Sadak Division Ramanujganj District- Balrampur- Ramanujganj (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer, Public Work Department Bha/ Sadak Division Ambikapur District- Surguja (C.G.) 6 - Executive Engineer, Public Work Department Bha/ Sadak Division Surajpur District- Surajpur (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Swapnil Keshari, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Soumitra Kesharwani, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 22/09/2026 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. 3 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