1 2026:CGHC:17575 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3335 of 2026 1 - Banshilal Sahu S/o Ganesh Ram Sahu Aged About 63 Years R/o Ward No. 45, Purani Basti, Telibandha, District-Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Kanhaiya Lal Sahu S/o Late Ramnath Sahu, Aged About 62 Years R/o Near Ravan Statue, Shanker Nagar Road, Kachan, Post Saddu District-Raipur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, New Raipur, District-Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Executive Engineer, Water Resource Department, Raipur Division District-Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Joint Director, Treasury Accounts And Pension, Raipur Division, District Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause-title is taken from CIS) For Petitioner : Mr. Rustam Sahu, Advocate For Respondents-State : Ms. Anuja Sharma, Dy. G.A. Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge RAVI SHANKAR MANDAVI Digitally signed by RAVI SHANKAR MANDAVI Date: 2026.04.21 13:02:15 +0530 2 Order on Board 17/04/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits 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 therein 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 is only seeking a direction to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioners, 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 before appropriate 3 authority. 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 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) Judge Ravi Mandavi