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1 / 6 SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.04.12 14:15:35 +0530 2025:CGHC:16848 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2438 of 2025 1 - Sitaram Sahu S/o Hariram Sahu Aged About 77 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Deori, Post Deori, Tehsil Rajim, District Gariyaband (C.G.) 2 - Smt. Jamay Bai W/o Dashrath Aged About 77 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Village Gohrapadar, Post Devbhog, Tehsil Devbhog, District Gariyaband (C.G.) 3 - Bhoko Ram S/o Meghnath Sinha Aged About 76 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Ward No. 17, Rajapara, Devbhog, Post Devbhog, Tehsil Devbhog, District Gariyaband (C.G.) 4 - Ratho Ram Yadav S/o Durjan Yadav Aged About 72 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee, R/o Ward No. 08, Village- Gohekela, Post Mungjhar, Tehsil Devbhog, District Gariyaband (C.G.) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, Dist. Raipur (C.G.) 2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, General 2 / 6 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, H/M Division Gariyaband, Dist. Gariyaband, C.G. --- Respondent(s) with WPS No. 2454 of 2025 1 - Kailash Pawar S/o Salik Ram Aged About 68 Years R/o Bharwahi, Ward No. 16 Near Durga Mandir, Post Linga, Tehsil Paraswada, District Balaghat (M.P.)
Legal Reasoning
2 - Smt. Sohaga Bai (Legal Heir) W/o Late Ramkumar Sahu Aged About 61 Years R/o Ward No. 17, Bazar Chawk, Village Bhoring, Post Bhoring, Tehsil Tumgaon, District Mahasamund (C.G.) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary, Mantralaya, Mahanadi 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 / 6 3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource 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 Water Resource Division Rajnandgaon, Dist. Rajnandgaon (C.G.) 6 - The Executive Engineer Water Resource Department E & M H/M Division Raipur, Dist. Raipur (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) with WPS No. 2469 of 2025 1 - Smt. Varsha Yadav (Legal Heir) W/o Late Santosh Kumar Yadav Aged About 44 Years R/o Ward No. 14, Gauri Nagar Gali, Post Rajnandgaon, Tehsil Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh. 2 - Smt. Sushila Bai Nirmalkar (Legal Heir) W/o Late Dayaram Nirmalkar Aged About 56 Years R/o Ward No. 32, Sanjay Ward, Lakhauli, Post Rajnandgaon, Tehsil Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh. ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 4 / 6 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, E/M Division Durg, District Durg Chhattisgarh. --- Respondent(s) with WPS No. 2482 of 2025 1 - Bishat Verma S/o Kirit Verma Aged About 69 Years The Retired Work Charged Employee R/o Village Kanki Post Kanki Tehsil Kharora District - Raipur (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.) 5 / 6 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 Accounts And Treasury Govt. Of Chhattisgarh Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan Atal Nagar Nawa Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) 5 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Department Division No. 02, Raipur District - Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioners For Respondents/ State : Mr. Vinay Pandey, Dy. Advocate General, : Mr. Anand Kumar Kujur, Advocate Mr. Rishabh Bisen and Mr. Kanwaljeet Singh Saini, Panel Lawyers (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 11/04/2025 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 petitions, 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, 6 / 6 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