1 2026:CGHC:17080 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3242 of 2026 1 - Purushottam Lal Chelak S/o Jamanshiya, Aged About 62 Years R/o Ward No. 9, Gudi Chowk, Village Bhothidih, Post Purgaon District Balodabazar-Bhatapara (Chhattisgarh) 2 - Ramji Sahu S/o Dular Sai Sahu, Aged About 62 Years R/o Village Bandari Post Bhatgaon, Tahsil Bilaigarh, District Sarangarh-Bilaigarh (Chhattisgarh) 3 - Toran Lal Chandrakar, S/o Bisambhar Chandrakar, Aged About 63 Years R/o Village And Post Achhoti, Tahsil Dhamtari, District Dhamtari (C.G.) 4 - Chetan Ram, S/o Suresh Kumar Sahu, Aged About 38 Years R/o Village And Post Gujra, Tahsil Dhamtari, District Dhamtari (C.G.) 5 - Jamuna Bai Markol W/o Late Shiv Kumar Markol Aged About 55 Years R/o Ward No. 06, Ratawa, Post Podgaon, Tahsil And District Dhamtari (C.G.) 6 - Punuram Banjare, S/o Makachand Banjare, Aged About 64 Years R/o House No. 23/1375, Shankar Nagar, Khamhardih, Post Shankar Nagar, ,raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) ... Petitioners Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Water Resources, Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District Raipur(C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief, Department Of Water Resources, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 3 - Chief Engineer, Mahanadi Godawari Kachhar Water Resources Department Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Chief Engineer, Mahanadi Jalasaya Pariyojna Godawari Kachhar Water Resources Department Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 5 - Divisional Joint Director, Treasury Account And Pension Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 6 - The Executive Engineer (Vi/ya), Sayantra Division, Water Resources Department, Raipur District Raipur (C.G.) 7 - The Executive Engineer, Mahanadi Jalasaya Pariyojna Bandh Sambhag No. 2 Rudri, Dhamtari District Dhamtari (C.G.) 8 - The Executive Engineer, Jal Sansadhan Nirman Sambhag Kasdol District Balodabazar Bhatapara (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. K.P. Sahu, Advocate For Respondents-State : Ms. Apurva Nigam, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 15/04/2026 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 3 (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). 5. Accordingly, this petition is disposed off with aforesaid observation and direction. C.C. as per rules. Sd/-Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Dey SHUBHAM DEY Digitally signed by SHUBHAM DEY