1 / 4 CGHC010398032025 2026:CGHC:29812 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 11428 of 2025 1 - Shri Ramkrishna Yadav S/o Shri Chain Singh Aged About 73 Years Occupation - Retired Work Charge Khallasi O/o Executive Engineer (E / M) Dn. Public Health Engineering Department District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh R/o Village Jhuradabri, Rajnandgaon District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh 2 - Shri Ramesh Nagerao Hajare S/o R.N. Hajare Aged About 74 Years Occupation - Retired Work Charge Helper, O/o Executive Engineer (E / M), Public Health Engineering, Rajnandgaon District - Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh R/o 43- Kamleshwar Road, Kelwar Nagpur Maharastra 3 - Shri V.K. Bhole S/o Shri N.N. Bhole Aged About 73 Years Occupation -Retired Work Charge Mechanic O/o Executive Engineer (E / M) Public Health Engineering Department District - Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh 4 - Loknath Sahu S/o Shri Khedu Ram Sahu Aged About 62 Years Occupation -Retired Work Charged Helper R/o W. No. 03, Gali No. 01 H. No. 272, Mathpara, Durg District Durg Chhattisgarh 5 - Shri Manharan Lal Sen S/o Bisoha Ram Sen Aged About 75 Years Occupation - Retired Work Charged Helper, O/o Executive Engineer (E / M) Public Health Engineering Department Rajnandgaon District - Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh R/o Subhash Nagar, Near Mitan Chowk, Durg District Durg Chhattisgarh

6 - Shri Uday Ram Kham S/o Jagdish Ram Aged About 62 Years Occupation -Retired Work Charge Helper O/o Executive Engineer (E / M) Public Health Engineering, District - Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh R/o Shankar Nagar, Digitally signed by ASHUTOSHASHUTOSH MISHRA Bajrangpur, Nawagaon, W. No. 02 District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh MISHRA Date: 2026.07.15 14:38:33 +0530 2 / 4 7 - Shri Ramesh Prasad Shukla S/o Ram Kumar Shukla Aged About 73 Years Occupation - Retired Work Charged Helper O/o Executive Engineer (E / M) Public Health Engineering Department Rajnandgaon, District - Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh R/o Rajiv Nagar, Basantpur W. No. - 42, Rajnandgaon, District -Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh 8 - Smt. Shail Dewangan W/o Lt. Shri Krishna Kumar Dewangan Aged About 55 Years R/o W. No. - 32, Brahman Para Near Durga Mandir Durg District -Durg Chhattisgarh 9 - Smt. Dulari Bai W/o Lt. Shri Dev Singh Paikra Aged About 66 Years R/o W. No. 03, Gali No. 01 H. No. 272, Mathpara, Durg District Durg Chhattisgarh 10 - Smt. Leela Das W/o Lt. Madhusudan Das Vaishnav Aged About 61 Years O/o Executive Engineer (E / M) Public Health Engineering Department Rajnandgaon District - Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh R/o H. No. 143/3, W. No. Gandhi Chowk Nagwanshi Bada Sonapara Rajnandgaon District -Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh

11 - Smt. Ganga Bai Baghel W/o Lt. Shri Hajari Lal Baghel Aged About 74 Years R/o Chaurashiya Colony, Nr. Aakash Kirana Store, Sundar Nagar, Rajnandgaon District - Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ... Petitioners versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Executive Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Rajnandgaon District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioners : Ms. Deepali Pandey, Advocate For State/Respondents : Ms. Apurva Nigam, PL (Hon’ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta Guru) Order on Board 14/07/2026 3 / 4 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners No.1 to 7 & husband of Petitioners No.8, 9, 10 & 11, stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employee, are entitled for leave encashment but till date respondents have not extended the benefit of leave encashment to petitioner. Identical issue came up for hearing before this Court in case of Faguvaram Patel & Ors. Vs. State of C.G., in W.P.(S) No. 3870 of 2021 decided on 30.09.2022, wherein petitioners have raised identical issue which was allowed in their favour. He submits that at this stage, petitioners may be permitted to submit representation in light of Faguvaram Patel (supra) and respondents be directed to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioners expeditiously within specified time.

2. Learned State counsel submits that as the petitioners are not pressing this petition on merits and is only seeking a direction to decide the representations to be submitted by petitioner, at this stage, she is having no objection. 3. I have heard learned counsel for parties and perused the documents available in record. 4. Taking into consideration the limited prayer made by learned counsel for petitioners, this petition is disposed of in light of Faguvaram Patel (Supra) and the petitioners are at liberty to make representation within a period fo 15 days from receipt of copy of this order. In the event, the petitioners are found to be similarly situated persons, their claim shall be 4 / 4 decided by the respondents in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of representation. 5. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with aforesaid observations and directions. 6. C.C. as per rules. SD/- SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) JUDGE ashu

1 / 4 CGHC010398032025 2026:CGHC:29812 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 11428 of 2025 1 - Shri Ramkrishna Yadav S/o Shri Chain Singh Aged About 73 Years Occupation - Retired Work Charge Khallasi O/o Executive Engineer (E / M) Dn. Public Health Engineering Department District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh R/o Village Jhuradabri, Rajnandgaon District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh 2 - Shri Ramesh Nagerao Hajare S/o R.N. Hajare Aged About 74 Years Occupation - Retired Work Charge Helper, O/o Executive Engineer (E / M), Public Health Engineering, Rajnandgaon District - Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh R/o 43- Kamleshwar Road, Kelwar Nagpur Maharastra 3 - Shri V.K. Bhole S/o Shri N.N. Bhole Aged About 73 Years Occupation -Retired Work Charge Mechanic O/o Executive Engineer (E / M) Public Health Engineering Department District - Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh 4 - Loknath Sahu S/o Shri Khedu Ram Sahu Aged About 62 Years Occupation -Retired Work Charged Helper R/o W. No. 03, Gali No. 01 H. No. 272, Mathpara, Durg District Durg Chhattisgarh 5 - Shri Manharan Lal Sen S/o Bisoha Ram Sen Aged About 75 Years Occupation - Retired Work Charged Helper, O/o Executive Engineer (E / M) Public Health Engineering Department Rajnandgaon District - Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh R/o Subhash Nagar, Near Mitan Chowk, Durg District Durg Chhattisgarh

6 - Shri Uday Ram Kham S/o Jagdish Ram Aged About 62 Years Occupation -Retired Work Charge Helper O/o Executive Engineer (E / M) Public Health Engineering, District - Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh R/o Shankar Nagar, Digitally signed by ASHUTOSHASHUTOSH MISHRA Bajrangpur, Nawagaon, W. No. 02 District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh MISHRA Date: 2026.07.15 14:38:33 +0530 2 / 4 7 - Shri Ramesh Prasad Shukla S/o Ram Kumar Shukla Aged About 73 Years Occupation - Retired Work Charged Helper O/o Executive Engineer (E / M) Public Health Engineering Department Rajnandgaon, District - Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh R/o Rajiv Nagar, Basantpur W. No. - 42, Rajnandgaon, District -Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh 8 - Smt. Shail Dewangan W/o Lt. Shri Krishna Kumar Dewangan Aged About 55 Years R/o W. No. - 32, Brahman Para Near Durga Mandir Durg District -Durg Chhattisgarh 9 - Smt. Dulari Bai W/o Lt. Shri Dev Singh Paikra Aged About 66 Years R/o W. No. 03, Gali No. 01 H. No. 272, Mathpara, Durg District Durg Chhattisgarh 10 - Smt. Leela Das W/o Lt. Madhusudan Das Vaishnav Aged About 61 Years O/o Executive Engineer (E / M) Public Health Engineering Department Rajnandgaon District - Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh R/o H. No. 143/3, W. No. Gandhi Chowk Nagwanshi Bada Sonapara Rajnandgaon District -Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh

11 - Smt. Ganga Bai Baghel W/o Lt. Shri Hajari Lal Baghel Aged About 74 Years R/o Chaurashiya Colony, Nr. Aakash Kirana Store, Sundar Nagar, Rajnandgaon District - Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ... Petitioners versus 1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Executive Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Rajnandgaon District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh ... Respondents For Petitioners : Ms. Deepali Pandey, Advocate For State/Respondents : Ms. Apurva Nigam, PL (Hon’ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta Guru) Order on Board 14/07/2026 3 / 4 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners No.1 to 7 & husband of Petitioners No.8, 9, 10 & 11, stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employee, are entitled for leave encashment but till date respondents have not extended the benefit of leave encashment to petitioner. Identical issue came up for hearing before this Court in case of Faguvaram Patel & Ors. Vs. State of C.G., in W.P.(S) No. 3870 of 2021 decided on 30.09.2022, wherein petitioners have raised identical issue which was allowed in their favour. He submits that at this stage, petitioners may be permitted to submit representation in light of Faguvaram Patel (supra) and respondents be directed to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioners expeditiously within specified time.

2. Learned State counsel submits that as the petitioners are not pressing this petition on merits and is only seeking a direction to decide the representations to be submitted by petitioner, at this stage, she is having no objection. 3. I have heard learned counsel for parties and perused the documents available in record. 4. Taking into consideration the limited prayer made by learned counsel for petitioners, this petition is disposed of in light of Faguvaram Patel (Supra) and the petitioners are at liberty to make representation within a period fo 15 days from receipt of copy of this order. In the event, the petitioners are found to be similarly situated persons, their claim shall be 4 / 4 decided by the respondents in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of representation. 5. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with aforesaid observations and directions. 6. C.C. as per rules. SD/- SD/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) JUDGE ashu