1 / 2 2026:CGHC:15749 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3035 of 2026 1 - Chandrakant Joshi S/o Nilambar Joshi Aged About 66 Years R/o Ward No. 8, Jagdalpur, District Bastar (Cg) 2 - Shanti Bai Sen Thakur W/o Sonu Ram Sen Aged About 70 Years 321, Lal Bagh, Ward No. 08, Aamaguda, Jagdalpur, District Bastar (Cg) ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Health Department Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur (Cg) 2 - Chief Medical And Health Officer Jagdalpur, District Bastar (Cg) 3 - Divisional Joint Director Treasury Accounts And Pension, Bastar Divison, Bastar District- Bastar (Cg) ... Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. V.K. Sharma, Advocate For State : Mr. Lav Sharma, panel lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 07.04.2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners who stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employees are entitled for leave encashment but till date respondents have not extended the benefit of leave encashment to petitioners. Identical issue ALFIZA BAIG Digitally signed by ALFIZA BAIG Date: 2026.04.07 18:41:03 +0530 2 / 2 came up for hearing before this Court in case of Faguvaram Patel & Ors. Vs. State of C.G., in W.P.(S) No. 3870 of 2021 decided on 30.09.2022, wherein petitioners have raised identical issue which was allowed in their favour. He submits that at this stage, petitioner may be permitted to submit representation in light of Faguvaram Patel (supra) and respondents be directed to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioners expeditiously within specified time. 2. Learned State counsel submits that as petitioners are not pressing this petition on merits and is only seeking a direction to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioners, at this stage, he is having no objection. 3. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents available on record. 4. Taking into consideration the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioners, this petition is disposed of permitting the petitioners to make fresh representation. In the event, petitioners submit representation, their claim shall be considered and decided in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of representation keeping in mind decision in case of Faguvaram Patel (supra). 5. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with aforesaid observation and direction. Certified copy as per rules. sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Alfiza