1 2026:CGHC:15865 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3040 of 2026 1 - Niranjan Ram (Died) Through Lrs. Mankir Bai W/o Late Niranjan Ram Aged About 65 Years Retired Chowkidar Office Of The Executive Engineer, Dept, Of Police Works (B/ R) Division, Jashpur District- Jashpur (C.G.) 2 - Hiru Ram (Died) Through His Legal Heir And Wife Keshmait Bai W/o Late Hiru Ram Aged About 74 Years Retired Gangman Labour (Unskilled) Office Of The Executive Engineer Dept. Of Public Works (B/ R) Division Jashpur District- Jashpur (C.G.) ... Petitioners Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary Department Of Public Works Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan Nawa Raipur Atal Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Department Of Public Works North Block- Sector 19, Nirman Bhawan Nawa Raipur Atal Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Department Of Public Works Surguja Zone District- Jashpur (C.G.) 4 - Superintendent Engineer Department Of Public Works (B/ R) Circle Ambikapur District- Surguja (C.G.) 5 - Executive Engineer Department Of Public Works (B/ R) Division Jashpur District- Jashpur (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Sapnomoy, Advocate 2 For Respondents-State : Ms. Apurva Nigam, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 07/04/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the petitioners who stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employees are entitled for leave encashment but till date respondents have not extended the benefit of leave encashment to petitioners. Identical issue came up for hearing before this Court in case of Faguvaram Patel & Ors. Vs. State of C.G., in W.P.(S) No. 3870 of 2021 decided on 30.09.2022, wherein petitioners have raised identical issue which was allowed in their favour. He submits that at this stage, petitioners may be permitted to submit representation in light of Faguvaram Patel (supra) and respondents be directed to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioners expeditiously within specified time. 2. Learned State counsel submits that as petitioners is not pressing this petition on merits and are only seeking a direction to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioners, at this stage, he is having no objection. 3. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents available on record. 4. Taking into consideration the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioners, this petition is disposed of permitting petitioners to submit fresh representation. In the event, petitioners submit representation, their claim shall be considered and decided in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three 3 months from the date of receipt of representations keeping in mind decision in case of Faguvaram Patel (supra). 5. Accordingly, this petition is disposed off with aforesaid observation and direction. C.C. as per rules. Sd/-Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Dey SHUBHAM DEY Digitally signed by SHUBHAM DEY