1 CGHC010390712026 2026:CGHC:43920 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7406 of 2026 1 - Jaldhar Kashyap S/o Shibo Kashyap Aged About 65 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village - Dandkarpara, Titirgaon, Bastar, Distt. Bastar Chhattisgarh 2 - Anatram Bharti S/o Ramdhar Bharti Aged About 64 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village - Kinjoli, Bastar, Distt. Bastar Chhattisgarh 3 - Smt. Devki Bai W/o Sujan Ram Aged About 66 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village - Titirgaon, Bastar, Distt. Bastar Chhattisgarh ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Engineer In Chief Public Works Department, Shivnath Mandal, North Block, Sector 19, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department Bastar Circle, Jagdalpur, District Bastar Chhattisgarh GOURI MUDALIAR Digitally signed by GOURI MUDALIAR Date: 2026.10.17 16:36:03 +0530 2 4 - Superintendent Engineer Public Works, Mandal - Kanker, District Uttar Bastar - Kanker Chhattisgarh 5 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department (Bha/sa), Uttar Bastar Division, Idra1 Jagdalpur, District Bastar Chhattisgarh 6 - Joint Director Pension And Account, Treasury Department, Jagdalpur, District Bastar Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioners : Shri Shubham Singh, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Ms. Vartika Shrivastava, PL. SB: Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge Order on Board 09/10/2026 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 claims 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 30.09.2022, wherein similar claim of the Petitioner therein has been allowed. The 3 said decision also stands affirmed by the Division Bench in W.A. No.119/2023, decided on 20.06.2023. 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/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge gouri