1 / 2 2026:CGHC:8397 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1792 of 2026 • Sukhi Ram Verma S/o Late Hardev Verma Aged About 64 Years R/o Ward No. 11, Verma Para, Kadar, Sewar Tehsil And District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 495224 ... Petitioner 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 Pwd, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Sector-19, Capital Complex, Nava Raipur, Atal Nagar, Distt.- Raipur 492002 3. Chief Engineer Public Works Department, Office Front Of District Court, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 4. Superintending Engineer Public Works Department Bilaspur Circle, Office Front Of District Court, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 5. Executive Engineer Public Works Department Block No. 1 Bilaspur, Office District Court Area, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 6. Collector Bilaspur, Collectorate, Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 7. Divisional Joint Director Treasury Accounts And Pensions - Bilaspur Division, Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. I. Anurag Sonwani, Advocate on behalf of Mr. Yash Verma For Respondent-State : Mr. Abhishek Singh, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 17/02/2026 1. Learned counsel for the 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 PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA Date: 2026.02.17 17:59:06 +0530 2 / 2 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 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 representation. In the event, petitioner submits representation, his 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. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) pwn JUDGE