1 2026:CGHC:17743 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3373 of 2026 1 - Nansay Gond S/o. Patarsay Gond Aged About 63 Years Retired Sahayak Fitter Posted At Office S.D.O. (E And M) Sub Division No. 2 Nawagarh Water Resources Department, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) R/o. Village And Post Bariyo District- Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Umend Kunwar W/o. Late Bahorik Ram Porte Aged About 65 Years R/o. Village And Post Chapora Bilaspur District Bilaspur (C.G.) Husband Of Petitioner Was Retired Sahayak Fitter Posted At Office Of S.D.O. (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub Division Sakri (Bilaspur) Water Resources Department, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Water Resources Mahanadi Bhawa, Mantralaya, New Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resources, Department, Sihawa Bhawan New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Hasdeo Kachhar Department Of Water Resources, Bilaspur District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Divsion Sakri (Bilaspur) Water Resources Department, District- Bilaspur 2 (C.G.) 5 - Joint Director Pension And Account Treasury Department, Bilaspur Divsion, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 6 - Joint Director Pension And Account Treasury Department, Ambikapur (Surguja) Division, District- Surguja (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Yashwant Mishra, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vivek Verma, G.A. Hon’ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order on Board 20/04/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners 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 and ors. Vs. State of C.G. in WPS 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 (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 3 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 the learned counsel for the petitioners, this petition is disposed of in light of Faguvaram Patel (supra) and the petitioners are at liberty to make representation. In the event, petitioners submit representation, their claim shall be considered and decided in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of 3 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 observation and direction. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) JUDGE Madhurima