High Court of Chhattisgarh
Case Details
1 / 7 2025:CGHC:14686 NAFR SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.03.28 10:47:21 +0530 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2032 of 2025 1 - Nandlal Deshmukh S/o Panchuram Deshmukh Aged About 62 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Ward No.-01, Dholapar Chawk, Anjora, Post- Thanaud, Tehsil- Durg, District- Durg (C.G.) 2 - Kunjbihari Sahu S/o Anath Sahu Aged About 66 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Ward No.-03, Village- Anjora, Post- Thanaud, Tehsil- Durg, District- Durg (C.G.) 3 - Netu Ram S/o Keju Aged About 69 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Ward No.-08, Limpara,post- Rasmada, Tehsil- Durg, District- Durg (C.G.)
Legal Reasoning
4 - Smt. Laxmi Bai W/o Hiralal Yadav Aged About 63 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Ward No.-29, Hospital Colony, Durg, Post- Durg, Tehsil- Durg, District- Durg (C.G.) 5 - Sukhdas Sahu S/o Manohardas Sahu Aged About 68 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village- Bajrang Chawk, Borsi, Post- Durg, Tehsil- Durg, District- Durg (C.G.) --- Petitioner(s) versus 2 / 7 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary, Mantralaya, Mahandi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Dist.- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, General Administration Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Dist.- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Dist.- Raipur (C.G.) 4 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Finance, Account And Treasury, Govt. Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Dist.- Raipur (C.G.) 5 - The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Division-1 Durg, Dist.- Durg (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) with WPS No. 2052 of 2025 1 - Dharam Singh Deshmukh S/o Dhanuklal Aged About 66 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Near Rani Sagar Pond Village Anjora, Post Anjora, Tehsil Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh 2 - Bhagwatram Nishad S/o Pardeshi Ram Aged About 66 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Ward No. 04, Abadipara, Village Anjora, Post Thanaud, Tehsil Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh 3 - Hemlal Chandrakar S/o Dukhuram Chandrakar Aged About 66 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Gaya Nagar Road Girdhari Nagar, Ward No. 09, Post Durg, Tehsil Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh 3 / 7 4 - Dilip Kumar Sapha S/o Manglu Ram Sapha Aged About 64 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Gali No. 02, Gaya Nagar, Ward No. 03, Post Durg, Tehsil Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh 5 - Durga Sonkar S/o Shankarlal Sonkar Aged About 64 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Ward No. 05, Mararpara Shitla Nagar Post Durg, 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 Chattisgarh 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 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 1 Durg, Dist. Durg Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) with WPS No. 2065 of 2025 1 - Smt. Surja Bai Deshmukh W/o Dayaram Deshmukh Aged About 65 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Birejhar, Post Anjora, Tehsil Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh 4 / 7 2 - Smt. Lalita Bai W/o Gokul Deshmukh Aged About 77 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Anjora, Post Anjora, Tehsil Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh 3 - Smt. Bhuneshwari Sinha (Legal Heir) W/o Late Shekhar Sinha Aged About 38 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Q.No. C I-6, Near Chhote Shiv Mandir, Post Durg, Tehsil Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh 4 - Smt. Shantibai Sahu W/o Tirth Sahu Aged About 63 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Ward No. 51, School Chawk, Borsi, Post Durg, Tehsil Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh 5 - Benuram Yadav S/o Ledga Yadav Aged About 71 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Jewra, Post Sirsa, 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 Chattisgarh 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 Finance, Accounts And Treasury, Govt. Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Dist. Raipur Chhattisgarh 5 / 7 5 - The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department Division 1 Durg, Dist. Durg Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) with WPS No. 2073 of 2025 1 - Bharat Lal Sahu S/o Birjuram Sahu Aged About 63 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village- Khamhariya, Post- Purai, Tehsil- Durg, District- Durg (C.G.) 2 - Bhukhau Ram S/o Asha Ram Aged About 62 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village- Tamora, Post- Tamora, Ward No.-16, Nahar Nagri, Tehsil-Balod, District- Balod (C.G.) 3 - Gopal S/o Jivrakhan Aged About 65 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village- Dholapar Chawk, Anjora, Post- Thanaud, Tehsil- Durg, District- Durg (C.G.) 4 - Santram Sahu S/o Mansharam Sahu Aged About 64 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village- Ward No.-53, Potiyakala, Abadipara, Durg, Post- Durg, Tehsil- Durg, District- Durg (C.G.) 5 - Smt. Revati Bai W/o Janakram Aged About 62 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village- Dhanora, Post- Durg, Tehsil- Durg, District- Durg (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Dist.- Raipur (C.G.) 6 / 7 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, General Administration Department, Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Dist.- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Dist.- 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, Dist. Raipur (C.G.) 5 - The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Division No.- 01, Durg Dist.- Durg (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners For Respondents/ State : Mr. Anand Kumar Kujur, Advocate : Mr. Vinay Pandey, Dy. Adv. General, Mr. Suyashdhar Badgaiya, Dy. Govt Adv., Ms. Akanksha Verma and Ms. Poorva Tiwari, Panel Lawyers (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 27/03/2025 1. Since the identical issues involved in the above mentioned writ petitions, they are being heard and decided by this common order. 2. By the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking for issuance of 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 7 / 7 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. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar