1 / 2 2026:CGHC:16294 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3118 of 2026 Abdul Haleem S/o Shri Abdul Hafeej Aged About 63 Years Occupation- Retd. Contingency Lab Attendant Public Health Engineering Department, Jagdalpur, Distt.- Baster (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Public Health Engineering Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Capital Complex, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, Distt.- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Executive Engineer Public Health Engineering Department Jagdalpur, Distt.- Baster (C.G.) 3 - Joint Director Treasury Accounts And Pension, Division Jagdalpur, Distt.- Baster (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Rajendra Patel, Advocate For Respondent-State : Ms. Purvi Tiwari, P.L. Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 09.04.2026 1. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner who stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employees, is entitled for leave encashment but till date respondents have not extended the benefit of leave encashment to petitioner. 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. 2 / 2 3870 of 2021 decided on 30.09.2022, wherein petitioner therein 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 petitioner expeditiously within specified time. 2. Learned State counsel submits that as petitioner is not pressing this petition on merits and is only seeking a direction to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioner, 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 petitioner, this petition is disposed of permitting petitioner to submit fresh representations. In the event, petitioner submits 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 observations and directions. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Saurabh JUDGE