1 / 3 2026:CGHC:5955 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1274 of 2026 1 - Smt. Sahodra Devi Dewangan W/o Shri Pitambar Dewangan Aged About 53 Years R/o C.M. Chowk, Bhairan Bazar, Raipur, C.G. 2 - Brijlal S/o Anand Singh Aged About 63 Years R/o Shahid Hamid Nagar, Pamping Station, Tikrapara, Raipur, District- Raipur, C.G. 3 - Ved Prasad Pandey S/o Guru Dayal Pandey Aged About 75 Years R/o Village- Amagaon, Batchaura, Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Rambhau Dongre S/o Ratiram Dongre Aged About 73 Years R/o 682 Janta Colony, Kumhare Chowk, At Post Gudhiyari, Raipur, District- Raipur, C.G. 5 - Jamshid Rahman W/o Lt. Habib Rahman Aged About 72 Years R/o Davda Colony, Near Arvindo Enclb, Lalpur, District- Raipur, C.G. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Public Works, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Digitally signed by PRAVEEN KUMAR SINHA Date: 2026.02.04 10:55:12 +0530 2 / 3 2 - Engineer In Chief Public Works Department, Indrawati Bhawan, New Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department, National Highway Division Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Division 1-3 Vishan Sabha Area, District- Raipur, C.G. 5 - Joint Director Treasury, Account And Pension, Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. Shubhank Tiwari, Advocate For State : Ms. Shailja Shukla, Govt. Advocate S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 03/02/2026 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners/legal representatives of deceased employee who stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employee 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. 3 / 3 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, 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 learned counsel for the petitioners, this petition is disposed off in light of Faguvaram Patel (Supra) and the petitioners are permitted 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 off with aforesaid observation and direction. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge Praveen