Chhattisgarh High Court
WPS/7601/2026 of DHARAM PAL YADAV Vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH on 15 October 2026
2026:CGHC:44778
2026:CGHC:44778 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7601 of 2026 Dharam Pal Yadav S/o Shri Subhran Yadav Aged About 62 Years Retired Chowkidar, At Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division Surajpur, District - Surajpur, (C.G.), R/o. Village Indarpur, Tahsil Odagi,
CGHC010410142026
2026:CGHC:44778
NAFR
HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
WPS No. 7601 of 2026
Dharam Pal Yadav S/o Shri Subhran Yadav Aged About 62 Years Retired Chowkidar, At Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division Surajpur, District - Surajpur, (C.G.), R/o. Village Indarpur, Tahsil Odagi, District - Surajpur (C.G.)
... Petitioner
versus
1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through - The Secretary, Department Of Water Resource, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District - Raipur, (C.G.)
2 - Engineer In Chief, Department Of Water Resource, Shivnath Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, (C.G.)
3 - Chief Engineer, Hasdeo Ganga Kachhar, Water Resource Department Ambikapur, District - Surguja, (C.G.)
4 - Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division Surajpur, District - Surajpur (C.G.)
5 - Joint Director Treasury, Account & Pension, Ambikapur, District Surguja, (C.G.)
... Respondents
(Cause title is taken from Case Information System)
For Petitioner
: Mr. Prabhu Lal, Advocate
For Respondents/ State : Mr. Shahil Singh, Panel Lawyer
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(HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU)
Order on Board
16/10/2026
1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities for considering the claim of the Petitioner for grant of leave encashment in terms of the provisions of the Chhattisgarh Work- Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977.
2. According to the Petitioner, he has made his claim 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.
3. Given the said facts, the present Writ Petition is disposed of at this juncture, directing the Respondent Authorities to immediately process the claim of similarly placed person 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.
4. With the aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of.
Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU)
JUDGE $. Bhilwar
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