1 CGHC010376222026 2026:CGHC:42097 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7126 of 2026 Bahoran Lal Sahu S/o Bhagat Ram Sahu Aged About 62 Years Resident Gram Newsa, Jail, Jali, Dist. Bilaspur, C.G. ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Neer Bhawan, Main Road Civil Lines, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief, Public Health Engineering Department, Indravati Bhavan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Superintending Engineer, Public Health Engineering Division, Office Near Nag-Nagin Pond, In Front Of Pratham Hospital, Bahtrai Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 4 - Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department Block Bilaspur, Old Composite Building, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 5 - Collector Bilaspur, Collectorate, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.09.29 10:36:32 +0530 2 6 - Divisional Joint Director, Treasury Accounts And Pensions - Bilaspur Division, Bilaspur District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Yash Verma, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Vartika Shrivastava, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 28/09/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities 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. 2. According to the Petitioner, he has made his 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 person herein in the light of the aforesaid decision passed by this Court on the same subject- 3 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