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Smt Sahida Begum v. State of Chhattisgarh

Service law – leave encashment – Chhattisgarh WorkCharged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977

Chhattisgarh HC27 Apr 2025WPS/2885/2025

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What is this about?

Leave encashment; work-charged and contingency paid employees; Chhattisgarh WorkCharged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977; direction to process claims within 120 days; reliance on Faguvaram Patel, W.P.(S) No.3870/2021 (30.9.2022), affirmed in W.A. No.119/2023 (20.6.2023); Water Resources Department; Treasury Accounts and Pension; State of Chhattisgarh; single judge Bibhu Datta Guru; WPS No. 2885 of 2025; disposed of.

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Direction to the respondent authorities to process the petitioners' leave encashment claims (and those of all similarly placed persons) in the light of the decision in W.P.(S) No.3870/2021 (Faguvaram Patel), within an outer limit of 120 days. ¶34

Smt Sahida Begum Vs State of Chhattisgarh — Chhattisgarh HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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2025:CGHC:18974

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Digitally signed by SOURABH SOURABH BHILWAR BHILWAR Date: 2025.04.29 10:53:11 +0530

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NAFR

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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

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WPS No. 2885 of 2025

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1 - Smt Sahida Begum W/o Late Zaheer Khan Aged About 60 Years R/o Village And Post - Korea, Tahsil - Dhamdha, District - Durg (C.G.)

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2 - Smt. Laxmi Yadav W/o Late Birsingh Yadav Aged About 42 Years R/o Village - Dhaur, Ward No.-1, Bajrang Chowk, Dhaur (Salud), District - Durg (C.G.)

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3 - Smt. Champa Bai W/o Late Sanat Dewangan Aged About 64 Years R/o Village - Tilai, Ward No.-2, Post - Gondgiri, Tahsil - Berla, District - Bemetara (C.G.)

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4 - Smt. Indra Bai Gond W/o Late Suberam Aged About 64 Years R/o Village - Chandi, Ward No.-1 (Bhatapara), Tahsil - Berla, District - Bemetara (C.G.)

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5 - Smt. Baro Bai Yadav W/o Late Kamal Yadav Aged About 62 Years R/o Village And Post - Dundera (Utai), Tahsil - Patan, District - Durg (C.G.)

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6 - Smt. Pramilla Dwivedi W/o Late Videshi Dwivedi Aged About 60 Years R/o Khapparwada, Post - Danganiya, Tahsil - Gunderdehi, District - Balod (C.G.)

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7 - Shri Anant Manohar Pingley S/o Shri Manohar Devidas Aged About

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70 Years R/o Panchsheel Nagar, B.M.Y., Ward No.-17, Charoda, Bhilai, District - Durg (C.G.)

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8 - Smt. Shyama Bai Yadav W/o Late Jeevanlal Yadav Aged About 59 Years R/o Ward No.-40, Surana College, Kelabadi, District - Durg (C.G.)

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9 - Smt. Amrika Bai W/o Late Gendlal Deshmukh Aged About 65 Years R/o Village - Anjora, Post - Thanaud, District - Durg (C.G.)

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10 - Shri Chandrika Prasad Sahu S/o Shri Sadhuram Sahu Aged About 64 Years R/o Ward No. Jevra Sirsa, District - Durg (C.G.)

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11 - Shri Adhanu Yadav S/o Shri Maniram Aged About 66 Years R/o Village - Khapri, Post - Sirsakhurd, District - Durg (C.G.)

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... Petitioner(s)

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versus

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1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through - Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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2 - The Executive Engineer, Water Resource Department, Raipur Division, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh

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3 - The Joint Director, Treasury Accounts And Pension, Durg Division, District - Durg, Chhattisgarh

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... Respondents

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(Cause title is taken from Case Information System)

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For Petitioners : Mr. Vidya Bhusan Soni, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Mr. Shailesh Puriya, Panel Lawyer

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(HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board

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28/04/2025

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By the present writ petition, the petitioners are seeking for issuance of an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities for considering the claims of the Petitioners for grant of leave encashment in terms of the provisions of the Chhattisgarh WorkCharged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977.

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According to the Petitioners, they have made their respective claims 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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Given the said facts, the present Writ Petition is disposed of at this juncture, directing the Respondent Authorities to immediately process the claims of all 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.

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With the aforesaid direction, the Writ Petition stands disposed of.

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Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE

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$. Bhilwar

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