1 / 2 2026:CGHC:15955 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3054 of 2026 Ramkumar Gupta S/o Heeralal Gupta Aged About 72 Years Retired Time Keeper, R/o Ward No. 4, Adarsh Nagar, Sirgitti, Tehsil And District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralay Nava Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department, Shivnath Bhawan, North Block Sector 19 Nava Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - Chief Engineer Hasdev Kachhar Water Resource Department Bilaspur District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 4 - Executive Engineer Kharang, Water Resource Department Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Swapnil Keshari, Advocate appears on behalf of Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate For State : Ms. Sakshi Bajpai, Panel lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 08.04.2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner who stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employees are entitled ALFIZA BAIG Digitally signed by ALFIZA BAIG Date: 2026.04.09 11:01:24 +0530 2 / 2 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. 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 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, at this stage, she 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 the petitioner to make fresh representation. In the event, petitioner submit 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 observation and direction. Certified copy as per rules. sd/- alfiza (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge