1 / 3 2026:CGHC:2134 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 315 of 2026 1 - Bhushan Prasad Shrivas S/o Tulsi Ram Shrivas Aged About 62 Years Retired Assistant Fitter, R/o Village Dharashiv, Tahsil Janjgir, District Janjgir- Champa (C.G.) 2 - Ramnath Kewat S/o Ishwar Prasad Aged About 62 Years Retired Helper, R/o Village Sasaha, Tahsil Pamgarh, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) ... Petitioners versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Water Resources, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer-In-Chief Water Resources Department, Sihawa Bhawan Naya Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Hasdeo Nahar Jal Prabandhan Sambhag, Janjgir, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Hasdeo Nahar Jal Prabandhan Sambhag, Janjgir, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) ALFIZA BAIG Digitally signed by ALFIZA BAIG Date: 2026.01.15 11:06:44 +0530 2 / 3 5 - Joint Director Treasury, Accounts And Pension, Bilaspur Division, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. Rupendra Kumar Dewangan, Advocate For State : Mr. Lav Sharma, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 14/01/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners who stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employees are entitled for 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 (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 is 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. 3 / 3 4. Taking into consideration the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioners, this petition is disposed of permitting the petitioners to make 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 observation and direction. Certified copy as per rules. sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Alfiza