1 CGHC010377482026 2026:CGHC:42518 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7202 of 2026 1 - Nand Kumar Sahu S/o Puranik Sahu Aged About 62 Years R/o Village Girhola Post Jamgaon Tehsil Abhanpur District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - Kunj Lal Sahu S/o Bakhariya Sahu Aged About 62 Years R/o Village Birbira Post Ganaud Police Station Aarang District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 3 - Mukti Ram Sahu S/o Late Shri Thuket Ram Sahu Aged About 62 Years R/o Sanjay Nagar Near Indra Chowk Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary Water Resource Department Mahanadi Bhawan Mantaralaya Atal Nagar New Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - The Executive Engineer Warer Management Division No. 01, Raipur Chhattisgarh. 3 - The Joint Derictor Treasury Accounts And Pension Raipur Division District Raipur Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Rustam Sahu, Advocate. For Respondents/State : Ms. Vartika Shrivastava, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Order on Board 30/09/2026 AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Digitally signed by AMARDEEP CHOUBEY Date: 2026.09.30 17:54:51 +0530 2 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondents 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 claims in the light of the recent decision of this High 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 all similarly placed person in the light of the aforesaid decision of this High Court on the same subject-matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of copy of this Order. 4. With aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Amardeep