10 +0530 1 - Sarekhuram Verma S/o Ramlal Verma Aged About 68 Years The v. 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar
Case Details
1 / 6 2025:CGHC:12737 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1828 of 2025 SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.03.19 10:16:10 +0530 1 - Sarekhuram Verma S/o Ramlal Verma Aged About 68 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Kanki, Post Kanki, Tehsil Kharora, District Raipur Chhattisgarh --- Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Dist. Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, General Administration Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Dist. Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Dist. Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Finance, Accounts And Treasury, Govt. Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Dist. Raipur Chhattisgarh 5 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Department Division Balaudabazar, Dist. Balaudabazar-Bhatapra Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) 2 / 6 with WPS No. 1829 of 2025 1 - Dilip Kumar Thakur S/o Jawaharlal Thakur Aged About 70 Years R/o Village Kurra, Post Patewa, Tehsil Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - Amreeka Sahu S/o Late Jagdu Sahu Aged About 72 Years R/o Village Arand, Post Arand, Tehsil Rajim, District Gariyaband Chhattisgarh. ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary, Manatralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, General Administration Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 4 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Finance, Accounts And Treasury, Govt. Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur,district Raipur Chhattisgarh. 5 - The Executive Engineer Water Resource Division Gariyaband, District Gariyaband Chhattisgarh. --- Respondent(s) with 3 / 6 WPS No. 1834 of 2025 1 - Ravi Yadav S/o Gokul Prasad Yadav Aged About 68 Years Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village- Dhongarpara Dongargarh, Post Dongargarh, Tehsil Dongargarh, District- Rajnandgaon (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Distt.- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, General Administration Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Distt.- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Distt.- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Finance, Accounts And Treasury, Govt. Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Distt.- Raipur (C.G.) 5 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Department H/m Division Khairagarh, Dist.- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai C.G. --- Respondent(s) with WPS No. 1848 of 2025 1 - Arjun Singh Sahu S/o Kunwar Singh Aged About 69 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Sakrod, Post Rahud, Tehsil Gunderdehi, District Balod Chhattisgarh 4 / 6
Legal Reasoning
2 - Smt. Sonabai Patil (Legal Heir) W/o Late Chita Ram Aged About 61 Years The Wd/o Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Nahar Khapri, Post Tamora, Tehsil Gunderdehi, District Balod Chhattisgarh 3 - Smt. Mina Bai (Legal Heir) W/o Late Ramkumar Dewangan Aged About 57 Years The Wd/o Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Jamgaon (M), Post Jamgaon (M), Tehsil Patan, District Durg Chhattisgarh 4 - Ramlal Singhare S/o Chhablu Ram Aged About 71 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Gunderdehi, Post Gunderdehi, Tehsil Gunderdehi, District Balod Chhattisgarh 5 - Kartik Ram Dewangan S/o Rameshwar Prasad Aged About 63 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Jamgaon (M), Post Jamgaon (M), Tehsil Patan, District Durg Chhattisgarh 6 - Smt. Phulkunwar Sahu (Legal Heir) W/o Late Videshi Ram Sahu Aged About 68 Years The Wd/o Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Ramnagar Urla Tehsil Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh 7 - Gopal Prasad Yadav S/o Budhu Ram Aged About 66 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Patan, Post Patan, Tehsil Patan, District Durg Chhattisgarh 8 - Prem Singh Verma S/o Jivdhan Verma Aged About 70 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Semri, Post Darbarmokhli, Tehsil Patan, District Durg Chhattisgarh 9 - Smt. Tarnibai Verma W/o Radheshyam Verma Aged About 65 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Semri, Post Darbarmokhli, Tehsil Patan, District Durg Chhattisgarh 5 / 6 10 - Smt. Trivenibai Banchhor W/o Girdhar Lal Aged About 72 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Darbarmokhli, Post Darbarmokhli, Tehsil Patan, District Durg Chhattisgarh 11 - Smt. Vasanta Bai Sinha (Legal Heir) W/o Late Mansukh Sinha Aged About 66 Years The Wd/o Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Anda, Post Anda, Tehsil Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Dist. Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, General Administration Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Dist. Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Dist. Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Finance, Accounts And Treasury, Govt. Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Dist. Raipur Chhattisgarh 5 - The Executive Engineer Tandula Water Resource Division, Durg, Dist. Durg Chhattisgarh ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners For Respondents/ State : Mr. Rishabh Bisen, Mr. Abhishek Gupta and : Mr. Anand Kumar Kujur, Advocate Ms. Poorva Tiwari, Panel Lawyers (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 18/03/2025 6 / 6 1. Since the identical issues involved in the above mentioned writ petitions, they are being heard and decided by this common order. 2. The limited relief that the Petitioners are seeking in the present Writ Petitions is for an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities for considering the claims of the Petitioners for grant of leave encashment in terms of the provisions of the Chhattisgarh Work-Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977. 3. According to the Petitioners, they have made their respective claims in the light of the recent decision passed by this Court rendered in W.P.(S) No.3870/2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others) decided on 30.9.2022, wherein similar claim of the Petitioner therein has been allowed. The said decision also stands affirmed by the Division Bench in W.A. No.119/2023, decided on 20.6.2023.
Decision
4. Given the said facts, the present Writ Petitions are disposed of at this juncture, directing the Respondent Authorities to immediately process the claims of all similarly placed persons herein in the light of the aforesaid decision passed by this Court on the same subject-matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. 5. With the aforesaid direction, the Writ Petitions stand disposed of. $. Bhilwar Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE