1 CGHC010377412026 2026:CGHC:42514 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7210 of 2026 1 - Vijay Kumar Sethiya S/o Late Shri Kanaram Sethiya Aged About 63 Years Occpation Retd. Work Charge Helper, Office Of Executive Engineer Public Health Engineering Department Jagdalpur R/o Village Sudipara Toakapal Distt- Baster (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Santoshi Uikey W/o Late Shri Bishu Ram Uikey Aged About 59 Years Occupation Housewife R/o Schoolpara Kurel Ward No. 13, Thana And Tahsil Nagri Distt- Dhamtari (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Capital Complex Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, Distt- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Jagdalpur, Distt- Baster (C.G.) 3 - Assistant Engineer, Sub Division Public Health Engineering Department, Jagdalpur, Distt- Baster (C.G.) 4 - Joint Director, Treasury Accounts & Pension Division Jagdalpur Distt- Baster (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.09.30 18:01:56 +0530 2 For Petitioners : Mr. Sahil Sahu, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Sakshi Bajpai, Panel Lawyer (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