1 CGHC010391742026 2026:CGHC:43344 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7323 of 2026 Dara Singh Sahu S/o Late Shri Dharmu Ram Sahu, Aged About 63 Years Retired Truck Helper Posted At Office Of S.D.O. ( E & M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Balod, Water Resources Department District Balod (C.G.), R/o. H.N. 265 Ward No. 14 Kamroud Chourel Balod District Balod (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Water Resources Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief, Water Resources, Department, Neer Bhawan, Atal Nagar New Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer, Mahanadi Godawari Kachhar Department Of Water Resources, Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer ( E & M) Light Machinery Nalkoop Gate Division Durg, Water Resources Department District Durg (C.G.) 5 - Joint Director, Pension And Account Treasury Department, Durg Division, District Durg (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. F. S. Khare, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Sakshi Bajpai, Panel Lawyer SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.10.08 10:42:44 +0530 2 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 07/10/2026 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 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 person 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