1 2026:CGHC:18073 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3445 of 2026 1 - Smt. Jhamako W/o Late Shivnath Aged About 80 Years R/o Village- Jajga, Surguja, District- Udaipur (C.G.) 2 - Chertu Ram S/o Geda Ram Aged About 81 Years Retired Labour, R/o Village- Kathmunda, Post Dandgaon, District- Surguja (C.G.) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Work 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 Engine Public Work Department Circle Ambikapur District- Surguja (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Public Work Department (Bha/sa), Division Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) For Petitioners : Mr. Swapnil Keshari, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Vivek Verma, G.A. SB: Hon'ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order On Board 21/04/2026 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 & Ors. Vs. State of C.G., in W.P.(S) 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 BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN Digitally signed by BALRAM PRASAD DEWANGAN 2 (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 petitioner/s, 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. C.C. as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Balram