1 2026:CGHC:11570 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2332 of 2026 1 - Laxman Sahu S/o Ramadhin Sahu Aged About 64 Years R/o Village-Murmura, Tahsil Loharshi, District- Gariyaband (Cg) 2 - Sumer Ram Nishad S/o Ghasiya Nishad Aged About 64 Years R/o Village Jogidipa District- Gariyaband (Cg) 3 - Balram S/o Bhaiyaram Aged About 64 Years R/o Village Bhendri, District- Gariyaband (Cg) ... Petitioners Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhawan Atel Nagar, Nawa Raipur District Raipur (Cg) 2 - The Executive Engineer Water Resource Division, Gariyaband District- Gariyaband (Cg) 3 - The Sub Divisional Officer Pairi Cana Water Sb Division No. 2 Panduka, District- Gariyaband (Cg) 4 - The Divisional Jointdirector Director, Treasury, Accounts And Pension Raipur, District- Raipur (Cg) ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Gaurav Singhal, Advocate For Respondents-State : Ms. Anuja Sharma, Dy. Government Advocate S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 2 11/03/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the petitioners who 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 is 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 of permitting petitioners to submit 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 representations keeping in mind decision in case of Faguvaram Patel (supra). 3 5. Accordingly, this petition is disposed off with aforesaid observation and direction. C.C. as per rules. Sd/-d/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Dey SHUBHAM DEY Digitally signed by SHUBHAM DEY