-1- 2026:CGHC:16297 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3142 of 2026 1 - Sanat Kumar Sahu S/o Late Silwari Ram Sahu Aged About 30 Years R/o House No. 12, Ward No. 07, Amlipara Birkona, Post Dharampura, District Kabirdham Chhattisgarh 2 - Benu Sahu S/o Bhikham Sahu Aged About 65 Years R/o Chilguda, Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh 3 - Mohan Das Manikpuri S/o Bali Das Aged About 67 Years R/o House No. 29, Ranveerpur, Kawardha, District Kawardha Chhattisgarh 4 - Parmila Bai Dhurve W/o Late Shri Jayata Ram Dhurve Aged About 52 Years R/o Chhotupara, Sahaspur Lohara, District Kawardha Chhattisgarh 5 - Aghan Bai Patel W/o Late Shri Sukhe Patel Aged About 61 Years R/o Ward No. 6, Odiyakala Khurd, District Kawardha Chhattisgarh 6 - Sham Bai Yadav W/o Late Shri Awadh Ram Aged About 66 Years R/o House No. 21, Ward No. 8, Sahaspur Lohara, District Kawardha Chhattisarh 7 - Urmila W/o Late Shri Bhagwat Singh Aged About 61 Years R/o House No. 107, Ward No. 6, Post Palansari, Tahsil Pandariya, District Kawardha Chhattisgarh 8 - Lagan Kunwar W/o Late Bodhan Sahu Aged About 65 Years R/o Chhotupara, Sahaspur Lohara, District Kawardha Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Superintendent Engineer Shivnath Mandal, Public Works Department, Durg, Tahsil And District Durg Chhattisgarh 3 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Division Kawardha, District Kabirdham Chhattisgarh -2- 4 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department, National Highway Division, Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh … Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Prahlad Shrivas, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Mr. Gary Mukhopadhyay, Addl. A.G. Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order on Board 09 /04/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits 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, petitioner 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 are not pressing this petition on merits and is 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 the -3- petitioners to make 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 months from the date of receipt of representation keeping in mind decision in case of Faguvaram Patel (supra). 5. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with aforesaid observation and direction. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Jyoti