Nafr High Court
Case Details
1 / 6 2025:CGHC:14985 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2098 of 2025 1 - Smt. Phulmati (Legal Heir) W/o Late Harichandra Aged About 52 Years Widow Of The Work Charged Employee, R/o Ward No. 29, Gautam Nagar, Gali No. 03, Zone 1, Sector 11, Bhilai Post Bhilai Tehsil Durg District - Durg (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Vedbai Khute (Legal Heir) W/o Late Bhuneshwarnath Khute Aged About 49 Years The Widow Of The Work Charged Employee R/o Motilal Nehru Nagar Bhilai Post Motilal Nehru Nagar Tehsil Durg District - Durg (C.G.)
Legal Reasoning
3 - Smt. Chameli Chaudhri (Legal Heir) W/o Late Jawaharlal Chaudhri Aged About 61 Years The Widow Of The Work Charged Employee R/o Ward No. 48, Om Rui Bhandar Lodhipara Purana Sarkanda , Bilaspur Post Bilaspur Tehsil Bilaspur District - Bilaspur (C.G.) 4 - Smt. Sogibai Ahir (Legal Heir) W/o Late Basant Kumar Ahir Aged About 64 Years The Widow Of The Work Charged Employee R/o Village Borsi Durg Post Durg, Tehsil Durg District - Durg (C.G.) 5 - Anandiram Sahu S/o Hirderam Sahu Aged About 63 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee R/o H. No. 118, Negipar Potiyakala Ward No. 54 Post Durg Tehsil Durg District - Durg (C.G.) 6 - Kamal Narayan Agrawal S/o Bansilal Agrawal Aged About 76 Years 2 / 6 The Retired Work Charged Employee R/o Ward No. 06, Durg 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 District - Raipur (C.G.) 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary General Administration Department Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Public Works Department Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 4 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Department Of Finance Account And Treasury Govt. Of Chhattisgarh Mantralaya Mahandi Bhawan Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 5 - The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department Division 1 Durg District - Durg (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) with WPS No. 2102 of 2025 1 - Smt. Sushila Bai Sahu W/osantram Sahu Aged About 62 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Ward No. 53, Potiyakala, Abadipara, Durg, Post Durg, Tehsil Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 2 - Revaram Sahu S/o Rupdas Sahu Aged About 69 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Anjora, Post Anjora, Tehsil Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh. 3 / 6 3 - Sukhiram Sahu S/o Atmaram Sahu Aged About 69 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Shitla Chawk, Ward No. 19, Dhanora, Post Durg, Tehsil And District Durg Chhattisgarh. 4 - Smt. Dularibai Raut W/o Paras Ram Raut Aged About 64 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Kokdi, Post Pauwara, Tehsil Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh. 5 - Gopal Raut S/o Manglu Raut Aged About 64 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Bharda Post Kuthrel, Tehsil Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh. ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary, Mantralaya, 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, Public Works 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, Public Works Department Division 1 Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh. --- Respondent(s) 4 / 6 with WPS No. 2103 of 2025 1 - Durga Ram S/o Ramprasad Yadav Aged About 62 Years Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Pachripara, Post Durg, Tehsil - Durg, District- Durg (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Mehtarin Bai W/o Mehtaru Nishad Aged About 72 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Ward No. 22, Kailash Nagar, Durg, Post Durg, Tehsil - Durg, District- Durg (C.G.) 3 - Smt. Indrautin Bai Deshmukh (Legal Heir) W/o Late Khomnath Deshmukh Aged About 63 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Grih Nirman Chawk, Anjora, Post Thanaud, Tehsil - Durg, District- Durg (C.G.) 4 - Devlal Deshmukh S/o Faguaram Deshmukh Aged About 66 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o H.No. 32, Pisegaon, Durg, Post Durg, Tehsil Durg, District- Durg (C.G.) 5 - Smt. Dulasiya Bai Sahu W/o Kamtaprasad Aged About 66 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village- Konari, Post Pisegaon, Tehsil Durg, District- Durg (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.) 5 / 6 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 Chhattigarh, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Distt.- Raipur (C.G.) 5 - The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department Division 1 Durg, Distt.- Durg (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners For Respondents/ State : Mr. Vinay Pandey, Dy. Advocate General and : Mr. Anand Kumar Kujur, Advocate Ms. Akanksha Verma, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 28/03/2025 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 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. 6 / 6 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