1 2026:CGHC:17735 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3352 of 2026 1 - Ramchandra Kushwaha S/o Shri Ram Lakhan Kushwaha Aged About 62 Years R/o Village-Dhanpurwa, Post Rampur Bujurg, Tahsil Salempur, Distt-Dewariya Distt-(U.P.) (Employee Claiming His Leave Encashment) 2 - Bachhan Bai Panika W/o Bhukhan Das Mahant Aged About 62 Years R/o M/3, H.P.T. Irrigation Colony, Rampur, Ward No. 25, Korba Distt-Korba (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Water Resource, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Distt. Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Secretary, Department Of General Administration, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Distt.-Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Secretary, Department Of Finance, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Distt-. Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Engineer-In-Chief, Water Resource Department, Shivnath Bhawan, Sector-19, Naya Raipur, Distt-Raipur (C.G.) 5 - Chief Engineer, Minimata Hasdeo Bango Project, Water Resource Department, Bilaspur Distt. Bilaspur (C.G.) 6 - Superintendent Engineer, Hasdeo Project Circle, W.R.D. Rampur/korba Distt. Korba (C.G.) RAVI SHANKAR MANDAVI Digitally signed by RAVI SHANKAR MANDAVI Date: 2026.04.23 19:25:09 +0530 2 7 - Executive Engineer, Hasdeo Barrage Water Management Division, W.R.D., Rampur/korba, Distt-Korba (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from CIS) For Petitioners : Ms. Akanksha Singh, Advocate For Respondents-State : Ms. Lav Sharma, Panel Lawyer SB: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 20/04/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners were appointed as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employees in the department of Water Resources, and therefore, 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, 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 petitioners are not pressing this petition on merits and is only seeking a direction to decide the 3 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 petitioners, this petition is disposed of permitting petitioners to submit fresh representation before appropriate 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/- Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Ravi Mandavi