1 / 2 2026:CGHC:15977 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3071 of 2026 • Nand Kishor S/o Chhidami Lal Aged About 63 Years R/o H-1 Hasdeo Bango Colony, Village Tusekela, Dusekela, Telikot, Raigarh District- Raigarh (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Irrigation Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2. Director Directorate Of Irrigation Department, Indravati Bhawan, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3. The Joint Director Treasury Accounts And Pension, Bilaspur Division Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 4. Chief Executive Engineer Minimata (Hasdeo) Bango Pariyojna Bilaspur District Bilaspur (C.G.) 5. Superintendent Engineer Kelo Pariyojana Bandh Mandal Kharsiya District Raigarh (C.G.) 6. Executive Officer Kelo Pariyojana Nirman Sambhag Lakha Kharsiya District Raigarh (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioner : Ms. Upasna Sewte, Advocate on behalf of Mr. Abhishek Singh, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Hariom Rai, Panel Lawyer 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 from the post of Chowkidar, 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 this Court in case of Faguvaram Patel & Ors. PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA 2 / 2 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 before appropriate authority. 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