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1 2025:CGHC:23628 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3791 of 2025 1 - Gorelal Verma S/o Late Mirit Lal Verma Aged About 66 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Village Karela, P.S. Mohara, Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh- Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 2 - Jaipal Sarthi S/o Late Pancham Sarthi Aged About 70 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Ward No. 7 Dauchoura, Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 3 - Sukhdas Sahu S/o Late Ramtu Das Sahu Aged About 65 Years Retired Unskilled Gang Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Village Khamhardeeh, Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan- Gandai (C.G.) 4 - Thanu S/o Late Hammar Sahu Aged About 75 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Village Salgapath, Post Chichola, Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan- Gandai (C.G.) 5 - Bahadur Sinha S/o Late Punuram Sinha Aged About 69 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Village And Post Bhandarpur, P.S. Mohara, Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 6 - Feru S/o Late Heera Lodhi Aged About 75 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Village Dumardeeh, Post Itar, Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 7 - Dularwa S/o Late Tulsiram Aged About 74 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Village Gataparkala, Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) VEDPRAKASH DEWANGAN Digitally signed by VEDPRAKASH DEWANGAN Date: 2025.07.05 11:45:09 +0530 2 8 - Mohan Lodhi S/o Late Derharam Aged About 65 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Chhuikhadan, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Village And Post Mohgaon, Tahsil Gandai, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 9 - Manbodh S/o Late Deep Singh Lodhi Aged About 75 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Village Dumardeeh, Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 10 - Bharos Ram Sahu S/o Late Ubheram Aged About 67 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Village Hanaibandh, Tahsil Gandai, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 11 - Shyam Lal Verma S/o Late Kartik Ram Aged About 76 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Village Atariya, Post Kusmi, House No. 23, Devnagar Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 12 - Sumendi Sildar S/o Late Binjwar Aged About 75 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Dongargarh, District- Rajnandagaon (C.G.), R/o Village Devkatta, Tahsil Dongargarh, District- Rajnandgaon (C.G.) 13 - Kumari Jugwati Aadiwasi D/o Late Manbodhi Aged About 70 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Village Atariya (Bazar), Post Kusmi, Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh- Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.)
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14 - Smt. Dulari Bai W/o Late Dukhwa Ram Sahu Aged About 76 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Village Khamhardeeh, Post- Padhadah, Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh- Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 15 - Smt. Buddhkunwar Kalar W/o Late Binjwar Aged About 75 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Dharampura, Ward No. 11, Khairagarh, Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh- Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 16 - Bhagi S/o Late Mallu Paterl Aged About 71 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Village Bhadrakuhi, Post Saloni, Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 17 - Janak Ram Sahu S/o Late Ubheram Aged About 72 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division 3 Chhuikhadan, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Village Hanaibandh, Tahsil Chhuikhadan, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 18 - Rikhiram Thethwar S/o Late Thakur Ram Aged About 67 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Ward No. 18, Purana Tikrapara, Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan- Gandai (C.G.) 19 - Manglu Ram Lodhi S/o Late Baisakhu Ram Aged About 64 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Village Bazar Atariya, Ward No. 15, Post Kusmi, Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 20 - Radhe Lal S/o Late Jethuram Sahu Aged About 66 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Village Malud, Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 21 - Samaru Ram Sahu S/o Late Bhagtu Aged About 66 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Village Malud, Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 22 - Kunwar Lal Kalar S/o Late Shobhit Ram Sinha Aged About 73 Years Retired Skilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o 3574, Ambedkar Nagar, Shiv Mandir Road, Ward No. 17, Khairagarh, Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 23 - Ajuram Dewangan S/o Late Suklal Dewangan Aged About 67 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Village Pipla Kacchar, Post Padhadah, Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh- Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 24 - Pardeshi Ram Dewangan S/o Late Bhawa Dewangan Aged About 66 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Village Pipla Kacchar, Post Padhadah,tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh- Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 25 - Ratiram Verma S/o Late Kunjlal Aged About 63 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Village Sandi, Post And Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 26 - Jagdish Ram Deshmukh S/o Late Khorbahra Aged About 70 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Chhuikhadan, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Village Bhathapara, Laxmanpur, Tahsil Chhuikhadan, District- Khairagarh- 4 Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 27 - Kumari Mana Bai D/o Late Jagatpal Gadariya Aged About 69 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Chhuikhadan, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Ward No. 12, Tahsil Chhuikhadan, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 28 - Lakhan Lal Kenwat S/o Late Mangal Nishad Aged About 63 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Village Malud, Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 29 - Vishwanath Yadav S/o Late Gangu Ram Aged About 65 Years Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.), R/o Naya Tikrapara Gokul Nagar, Ward No. 18, Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh- Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 30 - Smt. Shanti Bai W/o Late Shiv Prasad Aged About 65 Years R/o Ward No. 19, New Tikrapara Khairagarh, Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh- Chhikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) Husband Of Petitioner Was Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 31 - Smt. Chitrarekha Bai Verma W/o Late Kheduram Verma Aged About 72 Years R/o Village Karela, P.S. Mohara, Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh- Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) Husband Of Petitioner Was Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Dongargarh, District- Rajnandgaon(C.G.) 32 - Smt. Gauri Bai Yadav W/o Late Bishesar Yadav Aged About 55 Years R/o Ward No. 18, New Tikrapara, Tahsil Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh- Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) Husband Of Petitioner Was Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Khairagarh, District- Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 33 - Smt. Jantri Bai W/o Late Nandlal Sirdar Aged About 60 Years R/o Village Devkatta, Tahsil Dongargarh, District- Rajnandgaon (C.G.) Husband Of Petitioner Was Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Dongargarh, District- Rajnandgaon (C.G.) 34 - Smt. Krishana Bai Yadav W/o Late Ghasiya Yadav Aged About 68 Years R/o Village Bakledhi, Post Dhara, Tahsil Donagarh, District- Rajnandgaon (C.G.) Husband Of Petitioner Was Retired Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. Public Work Department, Sub Division Dongargarh, District- Rajnandgaon (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 5 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Works Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar New Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 2 - Engineer In Chief Public Works Department, Nirman Bhawan Sector 19 North Block Atal Nagar New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 3 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department Mandal Office Sirpur Bhawan Behind Aakashwani Civil Line Raipur District Raipur (C.G.) 4 - Executive Engineer (B/r) Public Works Department Division Khairagarh, District Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai (C.G.) 5 - Joint Director Pension, Account And Treasury Department, Durg, District Durg (C.G.) (Cause title taken from Case Information System) ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) For Respondent(s)/State : : Mr. F.S. Khare, Advocate Mr. S.P. Kale, Additional A.G. Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal Order on Board 12/06/2025 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that petitioners are retired employees of the respondents’ Departments and were working as Work Charged Contingency paid employees. It is further submitted that in light of judgment passed by this Court in WPS No. 3870 of 2021 (Faguvaram Patel and others v. State of Chhattisgarh and others) and other connected matters, decided on 30.09.2022, present petitioners are also entitled for leave encashment. 2. Learned State counsel would submit that sufficient documents have not been filed by the petitioners, and it is also not reflected as to whether the 6 petitioners have completed the minimum service to avail the benefit of leave encashment. 3. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents on record. 4. Be that as it may, without commenting anything on merits of the case, this
Decision
petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioners to make a detailed representation before the concerned respondents/competent authority within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order with all necessary documents to substantiate their claim. In that event, on due verification, if the petitioners are found to be similarly situated persons, as in the case of Faguvaram Patel (supra), their claim shall be decided by the respondents in light of judgment passed in that case expeditiously preferably within a period of 90 days from the date of submission of the said representation. 5. Accordingly, the present petition stands disposed of with aforesaid observation and direction. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge ved