1 / 2 2026:CGHC:12407 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2456 of 2026 Smt. Hemvati W/o Late Pandit Das, Aged About 66 Years R/o Qrt. No. 19, Gorrapara, Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nawa Raipur , District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Chief Engineer, Public Work Department Surguja Circle Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 3 - Superintendent Engineer Public Work Department Circle Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer, Public Work Department Division No. 2 Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Ajay Kumrani, P.L. Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 16/03/2026 1. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner who stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employees, is entitled for leave encashment but till date respondents have not extended the benefit of leave encashment to petitioner. Identical issue came up for hearing before this 2 / 2 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 petitioner 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 petitioner is not pressing this petition on merits and is only seeking a direction to decide the 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 petitioner, this petition is disposed of permitting petitioner to submit fresh representations. In the event, petitioner submits 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. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Saurabh JUDGE