1 CGHC010393292026 2026:CGHC:43563 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7327 of 2026 Chetan Ram Lodhi S/o Late Shri Amarlal Lodhi Aged About 62 Years Village Jhuranadi, Post Branch Tehsil And Thana Chhuikhadan Distt- Khairagarh- Chhuikhadan - Gandai (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, Distt- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief, Public Health Engineering Department, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, Distt- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Neer Bhawan Civil Line Raipur, Distt- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Superintending Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Near Khalsa School Circle Raipur, Distt- Raipur (C.G.) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2026.10.08 17:58:17 +0530 2 5 - Executive Engineer, P.H.E. Division Balodabazar Distt- Balodabazar- Bhatapara (C.G.) 6 - Accountant General (A And E), Chhattisgarh Zero Point, Balodabazar Road Post Vidhan Sabha Raipur, Distt- Raipur (C.G.) 7 - Director, Treasury Account And Pension Block- 1 First Floor, Indrawati Bhawan Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Distt- Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Amod Kumar Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondent/State ::Ms. Sakshi Bajpai, Panel Lawyer For Respondent no. 6 : Shri Raj Kumar Gupta, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru , Judge Order on Board 08.10.2026 1. The limited relief that the Petitioner seeks for in the present Writ Petition is for an appropriate direction to the Respondents 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 of this High Court rendered in W.P.(S) 3 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 Shoaib