1 2026:CGHC:2959 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 530 of 2026 1 - Smt. Premlata Manikpuri W/o Sukrit Das Manikpuri Aged About 46 Years R/o Ward No. 45, Bandhwapara Sarkanda, Chaubey Colony Ke Piche Bilaspur, Tehsil And District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Petitioner Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resources Department Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resources Deparment Raipur District Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Chief Engineer Mini Mata Hasdev Bango Project Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 4 - Executive Engineer Hasdev Canal Water Resource Division Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate For Respondents/State : Mr. Khulesh Sahu, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 19/01/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner who stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employee is entitled for leave encashment but till date respondents have not extended the benefit of leave encashment to petitioner. Identical issue came up for 2 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 are only seeking a direction to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioner, 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 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 off with aforesaid observation and direction. C.C. as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Dey SHUBHAM DEY Digitally signed by SHUBHAM DEY Date: 2026.01.20 10:59:15 +0530