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1 / 6 2025:CGHC:21138 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3254 of 2025 1 - Laxmi Devi Sharma W/o Late Sundar Lal Sharma Aged About 69 Years R/o L.I.G - 257 Deendayal Colony Mangla Bilaspur, Distt. Bilaspur (C.G.) --- Petitioner SOURABH BHILWAR Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2025.05.09 15:48:36 +0530 versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya, New Raipur, Atal Nagar District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Engineer In Chief Public Works Department District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Chief Engineer (Administration) Public Works Department, District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - The Chief Engineer Public Works Department (Bh/sa) Bilaspur Distt. Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - The Superintendent Engineer Public Works Department (Bh/sa) Bilaspur Distt. Bilaspur (C.G.) 6 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Department (Bh/sa) Pendra Distt. G.P.M. (C.G.) --- Respondent(s) with 2 / 6 WPS No. 3328 of 2025 1 - Sukaldai Yadav W/o Birsing Yadav Aged About 48 Years R/o House No. 139 Ward No. 07 Palat Para Post Chipawand Distt Kondagaon C.G. (Widow Of Deceased Employee) 2 - Jankay Bai Sori W/o Sukul Ram Sori Aged About 55 Years R/o 35 Ward No. 11 Devkhargaon Bunagaon Distt Kondagaon C.G. (Widow Of Deceased Employee) 3 - Rambati W/o Premsingh Aged About 61 Years R/o House No. 154 Ward No. 13 Mandai Bata Post Kokodi Distt Kondagaon C.G. (Widow Of Deceased Employee) 4 - Samvati Netam W/o Balchand Netam Aged About 69 Years R/o House No. 32 Ward No. 02 Pujari Para Umargaon Distt Kondagaon C.G. (Widow Of Deceased Employee) 5 - Jangali Bai W/o Bhakau Aged About 56 Years R/o 66 Ward No. 13 Devkhargaon Distt Kondagaon C.G. (Widow Of Deceased Employee) 6 - Ragni Bai W/o Girdhar Poyam Aged About 46 Years R/o House No. 64 Dogripara Kachora P.O. Baniyagaon Kusma Distt Kondagaon C.G. (Widow Of Deceased Employee) ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, Atal Nagar District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Engineer In Chief Public Works Department, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Chief Engineer (Administration) Public Works Department, District Raipur (C.G.) 3 / 6 4 - The Chief Engineer Public Works Department (Ba/sa) Jagdalpur, Distt. Bastar (C.G.) 5 - The Superintendent Engineer Public Works Department (Ba/sa) Jagdalpur, Distt. Bastar (C.G.) 6 - The Executive Enginer Public Works Department (Ba/sa) Distt. Kondagaon (C.G.) 7 - Divisional Joint Director, Treasury Account And Pension Bastar Division, Jagdalpur Distt. Bastar C.G. --- Respondent(s) with WPS No. 3360 of 2025 1 - Shree Ramu Ram Nag S/o Foolsingh Aged About 63 Years R/o 18 Ward No. 08 Manjhicherra School Para Kohkameta Keshkal P.O. Keshkal, District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Mangtu Ram S/o Harishchand Aged About 64 Years R/o House No. 20 Ward No. 01 Raut Para Dongariguda, District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Mahar Baghel S/o Ghasiya Ram Baghel Aged About 64 Years R/o House No. 47 Mandir Para, Vill Arla Post Hirapur, District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Pilsay Korram S/o Murha Korram Aged About 67 Years R/o House No. 65 Skul Para (School Para) Vill Madanar Post Bamhani Bamni Bazar, District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh.
Legal Reasoning
5 - Firtu Korram S/o Subas Ram Aged About 68 Years R/o Ward No. 05 Chipawand Dodiyapara, District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. 6 - Sonadhar S/o Pakalu Netam Aged About 67 Years R/o House No. 31 Ward No. 13, Dabadi Beda Para, Village Chilputi, District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. 4 / 6 7 - Ratiram S/o Indal Patel Aged About 63 Years R/o 328 Ward No. 12, Bamhani, District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. 8 - Madhu Ram (Madhu Das) S/o Chetan Lal Aged About 73 Years R/o Ward No. 05 Plat Para Chipawand, District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. 9 - Raju Yadav S/o Mangtu Yadav Aged About 63 Years R/o 229 Ward No. 15 Naka Para, Anantpur, District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. 10 - Bhadar Ram Poyam S/o Kamlu Ram Poyam Aged About 75 Years R/o 215 Nakapara, Post Bijapur, Anantpur, District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, New Raipur, Atal Nagar, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 2 - The Engineer In Chief Public Works Department, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - The Chief Engineer (Administration) Public Works Department, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - The Chief Engineer Public Works Department, (Ba/sa) Jagdalpur, District Bastar, Chhattisgarh. 5 - The Superintendent Engineer Public Works Department, (Ba/sa) Jagdalpur, District Bastar, Chhattisgarh. 6 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Department, (Ba/sa), District Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh. 7 - Divisional Joint Director Treasury, Account And Pension Bastar Division, Jagdalpur, District Bastar, Chhattisgarh. --- Respondent(s) 5 / 6 with WPS No. 3380 of 2025 1 - Suraj Kumar Ghosh S/o Late Ranjit Kumar Ghosh Aged About 40 Years R/o Ward No. 13 Ratanpur, Distt. Bilaspur C.G. ---Petitioner(s) Versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mahanadi Bhawan Mantralaya, New Raipur, Atal Nagar District Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Engineer In Chief Public Works Department District Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Chief Engineer (Administration) Public Works Department District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - The Chief Engineer Public Works Department (Bh/sa) Bilaspur Distt. Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - The Superintendent Engineer Public Works Department (Bh/sa) Bilaspur Distt. Bilaspur C.G. 6 - The Executive Engineer Public Works Department (Bh/sa) Bilaspur Distt. Bilaspur C.G. ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System)
Legal Reasoning
: Mr. Vikas A. Shrivastava, Advocate For Petitioners For Respondents/ State : Mr. Sanjeev Pandey, Dy. Advocate General, Mr. Ajit Singh, Govt. Advocate, Ms. Akanksha Verma and Mr. Kanwaljeet Singh Saini, Panel Lawyers (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 08/05/2025 1. Since the identical issues involved in the above mentioned writ petitions, they are being heard and decided by this common order. 6 / 6 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, 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, these Writ Petitions stand disposed of. $. Bhilwar Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE