1 / 2 CGHC010353382026 2026:CGHC:41137 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6924 of 2026 1 - Suresh Kumar Yadav S/o Late Firtu Ram Aged About 62 Years R/o Village Baktara Post Pantora District Janjgir Champa C. G. ---Retired Employee Claiming His Leave Encashment. 2 - Sani Prasad Sahu S/o Late Radhe Shyam Sahu Aged About 62 Years R/o Irrigation Colony, Darri, Post Jamnipali, District Korba C.G. ---Retired Employee Claiming His Leave Encashment. 3 - Bisahu Ram Bramhabhatt S/o Late Dhobiram Aged About 68 Years R/o Purani Basti Jamnipali, District Korba C. G. ---Retired Employee Claiming His Leave Encashment. 4 - Smt, Roop Kunwar Gond W/o Late Kantram Gond Aged About 62 Years R/o Irrigation, Colony Rampur District Korba C. G- ---Retired Employee Claiming His Leave Encashment. 5 - Smt, Amrit Bai W/o Late Ganesh Ram Sarathi Aged About 62 Years R/o Irrigatino Colony Rampur District Korba C. G -----Retired Employee Claiming His Leave Encashment. 6 - Sitaram Kurmi S/o Late Dayaram Kurmi Aged About 62 Years R/o Post Kanki, District Korba C. G. -----Retired Employee Claiming His Leave Encashment. 7 - Phenku Ram @ Parasram Kurmi S/o Late Maidhar Aged About 62 Years R/o Post Kanki, District Korba C. G. -----Retired Employee Claiming His Leave Encashment. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Department Of Water Resource, Mahanadi Bhawan Naya Raipur District Raipur C. G. 2 - The Secretary General Administration, Mahanadi Bhawan Naya Raipur District Raipur C. G. 3 - The Secretary Department Of Finance Mahanadi Bhawan Naya Raipur District Raipur C. G. 4 - Engineer In Chief Water Resource Department Shivnath Bhawan Sector 19, Naya Raipur District Raipur C.G. 5 - Chief Engineer Minimata Hasdeo Bango Project, Water Resource Department Bilaspur C. G. 6 - Superintendent Engineer Hasdeo Project Circle W R D. Rampur / Korba District Korba C. G. JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2026.09.22 17:16:09 +0530 2 / 2 7 - Executive Engineer Hasdeo Barrage Water Management Division W R D Rampur / Korba District Korba C. G. ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Ms. Akanksha Singh, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Aditya Tiwari, P.L. (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. 2. According to the petitioners, they have made their claim in the light of the recent decision passed by this Court 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 petitioners 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 claims of all 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 Jyoti