1 CGHC010376982026 2026:CGHC:42516 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7209 of 2026 1 - Ghanshyam Teta S/o Late Dhanau Ram Teta Aged About 62 Years R/o Patel Para, Village - Post Kodagaon, Thana And Tahsil - Kanker, District North Baster Kanker Chhattisgarh 2 - Johar Ram Sinha S/o Late Makhan Lal Sinha Aged About 62 Years R/o Ward No. 08, Gaura Chowk, Village Gitpahar, Tahsil - Charama, Kanker, District North Baster, Kanker Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - The Chief Engineer, Public Works Department (B & R), Zone - Baster, Jagdalpur, District - Baster Chhattisgarh 3 - The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department (B & R), Kanker, District North Baster, Kanker Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. Somkant Verma, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Shreyansh Mehta, Panel Lawyer SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.09.30 18:01:55 +0530 2 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 30/09/2026 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 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