Chhattisgarh High Court
WPS/7364/2026 of GANESHA Vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH on 8 October 2026
2026:CGHC:43909
2026:CGHC:43909 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 7364 of 2026 Ganesha S/o Shri Sukhnandan Aged About 66 Years (Legal Heirs Of Smt. Bhagwaniya Bai Akushal Shramik) At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pendra Division Pendra Road, District Gaurela- Pendra-
CGHC010396822026
2026:CGHC:43909
NAFR
HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
WPS No. 7364 of 2026
Ganesha S/o Shri Sukhnandan Aged About 66 Years (Legal Heirs Of Smt. Bhagwaniya Bai Akushal Shramik) At Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pendra Division Pendra Road, District Gaurela- Pendra- Marwahi, (C.G.), R/o. Village Tarai Gaon, Tahsil Pendra Road, District Gaurela- Pendra- Marwahi, (C.G.)
... Petitioner
versus
1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through -The Secretary, Department Of Public Works, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur, District - Raipur, (C.G.)
2 - Engineer In Chief, Department Of Public Works, Nirman Bhawan, North Block, Naya Raipur, (C.G.)
3 - Chief Engineer, Public Works Department Bilaspur, District Bilaspur,
(C.G.)
4 - Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Pendra Division Pendra Road, District Gaurela- Pendra -Marwahi, (C.G.), 5 - Joint Director, Treasury, Account & Pension, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, (C.G.)
... Respondents
(Cause title is taken from Case Information System)
For Petitioner
: Mr. Jeet Ram Patel, Advocate
For Respondents/ State
: Ms. Sakshi Bajpai, Panel Lawyer
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(Hon’ble Shri Justice
Ravindra Kumar Agrawal
)
Order on Board
09/10/2026
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/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal)
JUDGE Amardeep/ $. Bhilwar
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