Chhattisgarh High Court
WPS/7620/2026 of DEVMATI BAI Vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH on 15 October 2026
2026:CGHC:44801
2026:CGHC:44801 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7620 of 2026 1 - Devmati Bai W/o Late Gangaram, Aged About 46 Years R/o Nawapara, Village Narkalo, Post Lakhanpur, District Surguja C.G. 497116. 2 - Padmakar Dhomane S/o Dadu Dhomane, Aged About 63 Years R/o Vivekanand
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2026:CGHC:44801
NAFR
HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
WPS No. 7620 of 2026
1 - Devmati Bai W/o Late Gangaram, Aged About 46 Years R/o Nawapara, Village Narkalo, Post Lakhanpur, District Surguja C.G.
497116.
2 - Padmakar Dhomane S/o Dadu Dhomane, Aged About 63 Years R/o Vivekanand Ward No. 31, House No. 134, Old Nagar Nigam Gali, Near White House Dry - Cleaners, Ambikapur, District Surguaj C.G. - 497001.
... Petitioner(s)
versus
1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, General Administration Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Tehsil And District Raipur, C.G. – 492002.
2 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Tehsil And District Raipur, C.G. – 492002.
3 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Finance Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Tehsil And District Raipur,
C.G. – 492002.
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4 - Joint Director, Pension And Account Treasury Department, Bilaspur Division, District Bilaspur, C.G.
5 - Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department, Sihawa Bhawan, New Raipur, District Raipur, C.G.
6 - Executive Engineer E & M, Minimata Bango Division, Machadoli, Katghora, District Korba C.G.
... Respondents
(Cause title is taken from Case Information System)
For Petitioners
: Mr. Pushp Kumar Gupta, Advocate
For Respondents/ State : Ms. Vartika Shrivastava, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU)
Order on Board
16/10/2026
1. By the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities for considering the claim of the Petitioners 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 Petitioners, they have made their respective 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.
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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 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.
4. With the aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of.
Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU)
JUDGE $. Bhilwar
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