1 / 2 CGHC010362592026 2026:CGHC:41678 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7029 of 2026 1. Ram Suresh Singh S/o Late Rajeshwari Singh Aged About 62 Years R/o Village - Nimi, Post - Manuari, P.S. Sonhan, District Kaimur Bhabua, Bihar 821101 2. Umashankar Yadav S/o Prabodh Ram Aged About 62 Years R/o Khadgawan Kalan, Khadgaon, District Surajpur Chhattisgarh 497223 3. Gaderiya Ram Paikra S/o Dhaneshu Ram Aged About 63 Years R/o H. No. 53, Vidhayak Gali, Kenabandh, Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattigarh 497001 4. Jayant Kumar Sharma S/o Panna Lal Sharma Aged About 62 Years R/o 451/17, Kailash Nagar, Champa, P.O. Champa, District Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh 495671 5. Shivnarayan Singh S/o Late Gokul Singh Aged About 62 Years R/o House No. I/3, Sinchai Colony, Lochan Nagar, Ward No. 27, Riagarh, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh 496001 ... Petitioner(s) versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, General Administration Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Tehsil And District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492002 2. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Tehsil And District Raipur Chhattisgarh 492002 3. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Finance Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Tehsil And District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492002 4. Joint Director Pension And Account Treasury Department, Bilaspur Division, District - Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 5. Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department, Sihawa Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 6. Executive Engineer E And M Light Machinery Tubewell And Gate Division, Baikunthpur, District Koriya Chhattisgarh 7. Executive Engineer E And M Minimata Bango Division, Machadoli, Katghora, District Korba Chhattisgarh 8. Executive Engineer Kelo Project Survey Division, Raigarh, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2026.09.26 10:52:24 +0530 2 / 2 For Petitioners : Mr. Pushp Kumar Gupta, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Vartika Shrivastava, P.L. (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 25/09/2026 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