1 / 2 2026:CGHC:1120 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 82 of 2026 1. Jagannath Rao S/o. Late Guruvesh, Aged About 66 Years R/o- Old Bus- Stand Para, Bijapur, District Bijapur C.G. 2. Ajay Singh Chauhan S/o. Late C. Chauhan, Aged About 65 Years R/o Village Bijapur, District Bijapur C.G. 3. Asha Ram Netam, S/o Late Muki Ram Netam, Aged About 65 Years R/o. Village House No. -82, Ward No. 5, Bichpara, Kulhardgaon, Post- Bhandarsiwani, Kondagaon, District Kondagaon C.G. 4. Shishupal Netam, S/o. Late Sonsay Netam, Aged About 63 Years R/o Village Gotapara, Chilhati, Post- Korar, District North Baster Kanker C.G. 5. Ramlal Soni, S/o. Late Ishwardin Soni, Aged About 64 Years R/o- Pwd, Basti, Manjhapara, Kanker, District North Baster Kanker C.G. 6. Chaitram Gawarna S/o. Late Amar Singh, Aged About 63 Years R/o- House No. 3, Chawadi, Kanker, District North Baster Kanker C.G. 7. Ku. Kaka Krishtu Bai. D/o Late Nagaiya Kaka, Aged About 63 Years R/o House No. 19 Ward No. 1, Naya Para Bijapur, District Bijapur C.G. ... Petitioners versus 1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, New Raipur District Raipur C.G. 2. The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department (B/r), Bijapur, District Bijapur C.G. 3. The Executive Engineer Public Works Department (B/ R), Kanker, District North Bastar Kanker C.G. ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. Somkant Verma, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Suyashdhar Badgaiya, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 08/01/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners who stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employees, are entitled for PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA 2 / 2 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 are 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. 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) pwn JUDGE