1 CGHC010388662026 2026:CGHC:43342 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7312 of 2026 1 - Shivcharan Lal Sahu S/o Late Chamra Ram Sahu Aged About 63 Years Retired Sahayak Fitter Posted At Office Of S.D.O. (E & M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Sakri (Bilaspur) Water Resources Department District Bilaspur (C.G.) R/o Village Nawagaon Post And Tahsil Ratanpur District Bilaspur (C.G.) 2 - Brahaspati Ram Sahu S/o Late Peela Ram Aged About 63 Years Retired Chowkidar Posted At Office Of S.D.O. (E & M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Sakri (Bilaspur) Water Resources Department District Bilaspur (C.G.) R/o Village Girjaband Post And Tahsil Ratanpur District Bilaspur (C.G.) 3 - Neela Singh Yadav S/o Amrit Lal Yadav Aged About 63 Years Retired Nalkoop Chalak Posted At Office Of S.D.O. (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Raigarh Water Resources Department District Raigarh (C.G.) R/o H.N. 216 Beech Basti Dhanagar Ward No. 15 Tahsil And District Raigarh (C.G.) 4 - Sant Kumar Sahu S/o - Mohan Lal Aged About 63 Years Retired Sahayak Fitter Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Minimata Hasdev Bango Project Sub Division No. 17 Bilaspur Water Resources Department District Bilaspur (C.G.) R/o Village Parsada Post Bharni Tahsil Sakri District Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - Shiv Kumar Upadhyay S/o - Baldau Prasad Upadhyay Aged About 63 Years Retired Chowkidar Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Minimata SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.10.08 10:42:44 +0530 2 Hasdev Bango Project Sub Division No. 17 Bilaspur Water Resources Department District Bilaspur (C.G.) R/o Village And Post Bharni Tahsil Sakri District Bilaspur (C.G.) 6 - Ram Kumar Bareth S/o - Budhram Bareth Aged About 63 Years Retired Chowkidar Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Minimata Hasdev Bango Project Sub Division No. 17 Bilaspur Water Resources Department District Bilaspur (C.G.) R/o Village Parsada Post Bharni Tahsil Sakri District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) 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, Hasdev Kachhar Department Of Water Resources, Bilaspur District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer (E & M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Division Sakri (Bilaspur) Water Resources Department, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer, Hasdev Nahar Jal Prabandh Division Janjgir Water Resources Department, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) 6 - Joint Director, Pension And Account Treasury Department, Bilaspur Division, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners : Mr. F. S. Khare, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Sakshi Bajpai, Panel Lawyer 3 (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 07/10/2026 1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities 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 respective 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 persons 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