1 2026:CGHC:6226 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1357 of 2026 1 - Ramsagar Ram S/o Jageshwar Ram Aged About 69 Years Retired Helper, Office Of The Executive Engineer, Dept. Of Public Works (B/r), Division Jashpur, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh 2 - Madhuri Bai Yadav S/o Miniketan Yadav Aged About 63 Years Retired Gangman Labour (Unskilled), Office Of The Executive Engineer, Dept. Of Public Works (B/r), Division Jashpur, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh 3 - Akbar Ram (Died) Through His Legal Heir And Wife Satyavati Bai Yadav W/o Late Akbar Ram Aged About 54 Years Retired Helper, Office Of The Executive Engineer, Dept. Of Public Works (B/r), Division Jashpur, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh 4 - Ram Ratan Ram (Died) Through His Legal Heirs And Wife Balkumari W/o Late Ram Rattan Ram Aged About 47 Years Retired Caretaker, Office Of The Executive Engineer, Dept. Of Public Works (B/r), Division Jashpur, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh 5 - Tyophil Tirkey (Died ) Through His Legal Heirs And Wife Dorothiya Ekka W/o Late Tyophil Tirkey Aged About 54 Years Retired Gangman Labour (Unskilled), Office Of The Executive Engineer, Dept. Of Public Works (B/r), Division Jashpur, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh 6 - Shayam Pati (Died) Through His Legal Heirs And Son Sunil Kumar S/o Vishvnath Aged About 40 Years Retired Gardner, Office Of The Executive Engineer, Dept. Of Public Works (B/r), Division Jashpur, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of Public Works, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Engineer-In-Chief Department Of Public Works, North Block, Sector-19, Nirman Bhawan, Nawa Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur Chhattisgarh BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN Digitally signed by BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN Date: 2026.02.05 10:55:45 +0530 2 3 - Chief Engineer Department Of Public Works, Surguja Zone, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh 4 - Superintendent Engineer Department Of Public Works (B/r), Circle Ambikapur, District - Surguja Chhattisgarh 5 - Executive Engineer Department Of Public Works (B/r), Division Jashpur, District - Jashpur Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from CIS system) For Petitioner : Mr. Abhishek Choubey, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Ajay Kumrani, P.L. SB: Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order On Board 04/02/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioner No.1 & 2, husband of petitioners No.3 to 5 and father of petitioner No.6 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, 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 petitioner/s, 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 petitioners to submit fresh representation. In the event, petitioners submit 3 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. C.C. as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Balram