1 / 2 2026:CGHC:860 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 33 of 2026 1 - Ranjan Nishad S/o Late Bishram Nishad Aged About 70 Years R/o Near Panchayat Office, Kanapod, Lakhanpuri, District North Baster Kanker C.G. 2 - Kartik Ram Kewat S/o Late Bachchuram Kewat Aged About 70 Years R/o Shiv Nagar, Kanker, District North Baster Kanker C.G. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur C.G. 2 - The Executive Engineer, Water Resource Department, District North Baster Kanker C.G. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioners : Mr. Somkant Verma, Advocate For State : Mr. Santosh Bharat, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 07/01/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners who stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employee 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 Digitally signed by PRAVEEN KUMAR SINHA Date: 2026.01.08 10:47:47 +0530 2 / 2 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 are 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 off in light of Faguvaram Patel (Supra) and the petitioners are permitted 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 off with aforesaid observation and direction. C.C. as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Praveen