Chhattisgarh High Court
WPS/7491/2026 of TIRATH RAM Vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH on 12 October 2026
2026:CGHC:44179 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7491 of 2026 1 - Tirath Ram S/o Ram Singh Aged About 78 Years Retired Gangman Labour, R/o Village Bhanora, Post Balrampur, Distt. Balrampur Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh. 2 - Smt. Kondiya Uraon Wd/o Late Prasad Aged About 79
CGHC010404322026
2026:CGHC:44179
NAFR
HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
WPS No. 7491 of 2026
1 - Tirath Ram S/o Ram Singh Aged About 78 Years Retired Gangman Labour, R/o Village Bhanora, Post Balrampur, Distt. Balrampur Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh.
2 - Smt. Kondiya Uraon Wd/o Late Prasad Aged About 79 Years R/o Ward No. 2 Bhola Hotel Para, Post Balrampur, Distt. Balrampur Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh.
... Petitioner(s)
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1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Public Work Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nawa Raipur, Distt.
Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
2 - Engineer In Chief, Public Work Department, North Block Sector 19
Nirman Bhawan Nawa Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
3 - Chief Engineer, Public Work Department Surguja Circle Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja, Chhattisgarh.
4 - Superintendent Engineer, Public Work Department Circle Ambikapur, Distt. Surguja, Chhattisgarh.
5 - Executive Engineer, Public Work Department Bha/ Sadak Division, Ramanujganj, Distt. Balrampur Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh.
... Respondents
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For Petitioners
: Mr. Swapnil Keshari, Advocate
For Respondents/ State : Ms. Sakshi Bajpai, Panel Lawyer (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU)
Order on Board
13/10/2026
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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.
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