1 / 2 CGHC010390762026 2026:CGHC:43180 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7283 of 2026 Ramprakash Patel S/o Heera Lal Patel Aged About 63 Years Retired Chowkidar R/o Ward No. 13, Dr. Ambedkar Ward Balod District Balod Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Water Resources Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya Atal Nagar Nava Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2. Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department Shivnath Mandal North Block Sector 19, Atal Nagar Nava Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 3. Chief Engineer Mahanadi Godawari Kachhar Water Resources Department, Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 4. Executive Engineer E/m Light Machinery Tube Well And Gate Division Water Recourses Department Durg District Durg Chhattisgarh. 5. Sub Divisional Office E/m Light Machinery Tube Well And Gate Division Water Recourses Department Durg District Durg Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Shubham Singh Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Soumitra Kesharwani, P.L. (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 06/10/2026 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. JYOTI SHARMA Digitally signed by JYOTI SHARMA Date: 2026.10.07 10:38:32 +0530 2 / 2 2. According to the petitioner, he has made his claim in the light of the recent decision passed by this Court 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 petitioners 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 claims of petitioner 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 Jyoti