1 / 2 CGHC010379842026 2026:CGHC:42103 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7136 of 2026 Sant Lal Patel S/o Jagat Ram Patel Aged About 62 Years R/o. Bajrang Chowk Jurali, Post - Katghora, District - Korba (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Public Health Engineering (P.H.E.), Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2. Engineer-In-Chief Department Of Public Health Engineering (P.H.E.) Atal Nagar, Sector 19, Nawa Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3. Chief Engineer Public Health Engineering (P.H.E.), Zone - Bilaspur, District - Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 4. Superintendent Engineer Public Health Engineering (P.H.E.) Bilaspur, Circle - Bilaspur, District - Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 5. Executive Engineer Public Health Engineering (P.H.E.) Division - Korba, District - Korba, Chhattisgarh. 6. Divisional Joint Director Treasury Accounts And Pensions Bilaspur Division, Bilaspur, District - Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 7. Treasury Officer District Treasury Korba, District Korba, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Akash Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Apurva Nigam, P.L. (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 JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2026.09.29 10:31:26 +0530 2 / 2 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 petitioner 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