1 2026:CGHC:18315 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3480 of 2026 1 - Duhan Singh S/o Late Goutin Singh Dhanuhar Aged About 80 Years Retired Dak Runner Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Minimata Bango Dam Sub Division No. 15 Machadoli Water Resources Department, District Korba (C.G.), R/o Village Bhulsidih Tahsil Pondi-Uporoda District Korba (C.G.) 2 - Ramkumar Kenwat S/o Ghasiram Kenwat Aged About 63 Years Retired Akushal Sahayak (Navik) Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Minimata Bango Dam Sub Division No. 15 Machadoli Water Resources Department, District Korba (C.G.) R/o Village Bango Tahsil Pondi- Uproda And District Korba (C.G.) 3 - Smt. Baijantri W/o Late Brijpal Singh Aged About 32 Years R/o- Village Bango Dhobipara Tahsil Pondi- Uproda And District Korba (C.G.) Husband Of Petitioner Was Retired Water Man Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Minimata Bango Dam Sub Division No. 15 Machadoli Water Resources Department, District Korba (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Water Resources Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resources, Department, Sihawa Bhawan New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Minimata Hasdev Bango Project Bilaspur Department Of Water Resources, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer Minimata Hasdev Bango Dam Division No. 03 Machadoli Water Resources Department District Korba (C.G.) 5 - Joint Director Pension And Account Treasury Department, Bilaspur Division, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Mamta Mahilange, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Ajay Kumrani, Panel Lawyer Hon’ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order on Board 22/04/2026 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 3 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 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