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Lallu Singh v. State of Chhattisgarh

Service law – leave encashment

Chhattisgarh HC16 Jun 2025WPS/3731/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

WPS No. 3731 of 2025, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, decided 17/06/2025 by Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J. Four petitioners — two retired Sthal Sahayaks posted in Jal Sansadhan Division Kabirdham, and two widows of a deceased unskilled labourer and camp attendant formerly posted in Rajnandgaon/Durg — sought directions for grant of leave encashment under the Chhattisgarh Work-Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leavs Rules, 1977, relying on W.P.(S) No. 3870/2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Others v. State of Chhattisgarh & Others, decided 30.09.2022), affirmed in W.A. No. 119/2023 (decided 20.06.2023). Petition disposed of; respondents directed to examine each claim on merits in light of that precedent within 120 days. Counsel: F. S. Khare for petitioners; Anmol Sharma (Panel Lawyer) for respondents.

What did the court decide?

Direction to respondent authorities to process the petitioners' leave encashment claims, examine each case individually on its own merits, and decide them in the light of W.P.(S) No. 3870/2021 (affirmed in W.A. No. 119/2023) within 120 days of receipt of a copy of the order.

Why is it important?

The writ petition was disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities to process each petitioner's claim, examine every case individually on its own merits, and decide the cases in the light of this Court's earlier decision in W.P.(S) No. 3870/2021 (affirmed in W.A. No. 119/2023) on the same subject-matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from receipt of a copy of the order. ¶¶30

What the court decided

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Outcome

Direction to respondent authorities to process the petitioners' leave encashment claims, examine each case individually on its own merits, and decide them in the light of W.P.(S) No. 3870/2021 (affirmed in W.A. No. 119/2023) within 120 days of receipt of a copy of the order.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners, retired work-charged/contingency paid employees of the Water Resources Department (and widows of such employees), are entitled to have their claims for grant of leave encashment considered under the Chhattisgarh Work-Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leavs Rules, 1977.

Court's answer

The writ petition was disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities to process each petitioner's claim, examine every case individually on its own merits, and decide the cases in the light of this Court's earlier decision in W.P.(S) No. 3870/2021 (affirmed in W.A. No. 119/2023) on the same subject-matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from receipt of a copy of the order.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Service law — leave encashment — retired work-charged/contingency paid employees of the Water Resources Department, Chhattisgarh (including widows of deceased employees) sought a direction for consideration of their leave encashment claims under the Chhattisgarh Work-Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leavs Rules, 1977. Reliance was placed on this Court's decision in W.P.(S) No. 3870/2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Others v. State of Chhattisgarh & Others), decided 30.09.2022, affirmed by the Division Bench in W.A. No. 119/2023, decided 20.06.2023. The writ petition was disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities to process each claim, examine it individually on its own merits, and decide it in the light of the said decision within an outer limit of 120 days from receipt of a copy of the order.

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Digitally signed by ALOK ALOK SHARMA SHARMA Date: 2025.06.17 17:59:19 +0530

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2025:CGHC:24779

NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

WPS No. 3731 of 2025

1 - Lallu Singh S/o Late Jamuna Singh Aged About 69 Years Retired Sthal Sahayak Posted At Office Of Executive Engineer Jal Sansadhan Division Kabirdham (Kawardha) Water Resources Department, District Kabirdham Chhattisgarh R/o Village Hardua, Ward No. 9, Post Hardua, District Reewa (M.P.)

2 - Pranpati Patel S/o Late Ishwarindteh Patel Aged About 69 Years Retired Sthal Sahayak Posted At Office Of Executive Engineer Jal Sansadhan Division Kabirdham (Kawardha) Water Resources Department, District Kabirdham Chhattisgarh R/o Ayodhyadham Colony Ramnagar, Ward No. 01, Kawardha, District Kabirdham Chhattisgarh

3 - Smt. Bhagwati Bai W/o Late Santosh Singh Aged About 65 Years R/o Village Mohlai, Police Station Mohlai, Tahsil And District Durg Chhattisgarh Husband Of Petitioner Was Unskilled Labour Posted At Office Of S.D.O. (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub-Division Rajnandgaon Water Resources Department, District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh

4 - Smt. Annapurna Bai W/o Late Shiv Kumar Thakur Aged About 59 Years R/o Village Mohlai, Police Station Mohlai, Tahsil And District Durg Chhattisgarh Husband Of Petitioner Was Camp Attendant Posted At Office Of S.D.O. (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Sub-Division Durg Water Resources Department, District Durg Chhattisgarh

... Petitioner(s)

versus

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

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2 - Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department, Sihawa Bhawan New Raipur, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh

3 - Chief Engineer Mahanadi Godavari Kachhar Department Of Water Resources Raipur District - Raipur Chhattisgarh

4 - Executive Engineer (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Division Durg Water Resources Department, District Durg Chhattisgarh

5 - Executive Engineer Jal Sansadhan Division Kabirdham (Kawardha) Water Resources Department, District Kabirdham Chhattisgarh

6 - Joint Director Pension And Account Treasury Department Raipur Division, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

7 - Joint Director Pension And Account Treasury Department Durg Division, District Durg Chhattisgarh

... Respondent(s)

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. F. S. Khare, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Anmol Sharma, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J.

Order on Board

17/06/2025

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 Work-Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leavs Rules, 1977.

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 30.09.2022, wherein similar claim of the petitioners

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therein have been allowed. The said decision also stands affirmed by the Division Bench in W.A. No. 119/2023, decided on 20.06.2023.

Given the said facts, the present Writ Petition is disposed of at this juncture, directing the Respondent Authorities to process the claims of the respective petitioners and after examining his case individually as per their own merits, shall decide their cases 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.

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

Sd/(Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge

Alok

Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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Whether the petitioners, retired work-charged/contingency paid employees of the Water Resources Department (and widows of such employees), are entitled to have their claims for grant of leave encashment considered under the Chhattisgarh Work-Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leavs Rules, 1977.¶¶26
The court held
The writ petition was disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities to process each petitioner's claim, examine every case individually on its own merits, and decide the cases in the light of this Court's earlier decision in W.P.(S) No. 3870/2021 (affirmed in W.A. No. 119/2023) on the same subject-matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from receipt of a copy of the order.ratio¶¶30

Cases cited

Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority

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Faguvaram Patel & Others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & OthersRelied on¶¶27
W.P.(S) No. 3870/2021
W.A. No. 119/2023Referred¶¶29

Statutes considered

1 provisions across 1 enactments

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Chhattisgarh Work-Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leavs Rules, 1977Chhattisgarh Work-Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leavs Rules, 1977¶¶26

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Prior proceeding
Petitioners based their claims on this Court's decision in W.P.(S) No. 3870/2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Others v. State of Chhattisgarh & Others), decided on 30.09.2022, wherein similar claims were allowed.¶¶27
Prior proceeding
The decision in W.P.(S) No. 3870/2021 was affirmed by the Division Bench in W.A. No. 119/2023, decided on 20.06.2023.¶¶29

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Lallu Singh S/o Late Jamuna Singh¶¶7
F. S. Khare
petitioner
Pranpati Patel S/o Late Ishwarindteh Patel¶¶8
F. S. Khare
petitioner
Smt. Bhagwati Bai W/o Late Santosh Singh¶¶9
F. S. Khare
petitioner
Smt. Annapurna Bai W/o Late Shiv Kumar Thakur¶¶10
F. S. Khare
respondent
State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Water Resources¶¶13
Anmol Sharma
respondent
Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department¶¶15
Anmol Sharma
respondent
Chief Engineer Mahanadi Godavari Kachhar Department Of Water Resources¶¶16
Anmol Sharma
respondent
Executive Engineer (E And M) Light Machinery Nalkoop And Gate Division Durg¶¶17
Anmol Sharma
respondent
Executive Engineer Jal Sansadhan Division Kabirdham (Kawardha)¶¶18
Anmol Sharma
respondent
Joint Director Pension And Account Treasury Department Raipur Division¶¶19
Anmol Sharma
respondent
Joint Director Pension And Account Treasury Department Durg Division¶¶20
Anmol Sharma

Coram

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Ravindra Kumar Agrawalauthor¶¶23

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Chhattisgarh HC
Decided on: 16 Jun 2025 · June
Registered: 14 May 2025
Case no.: WPS/3731/2025
CNR: CGHC010195402025
Bench: Ravindra Kumar Agrawal
Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Case type: WPS

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Cite this judgement

Lallu Singh v. State of Chhattisgarh, WPS/3731/2025 (CG), decided on 16 June 2025.

The High Court of Chhattisgarh publishes no neutral citation for this judgement — cite it by case number and date of decision.

Cases cited2

Faguvaram Patel & Others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & OthersRelied on¶¶27
W.A. No. 119/2023Referred¶¶29

Open Authorities

Statutes1

Chhattisgarh Work-Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leavs Rules, 1977Chhattisgarh Work-Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leavs Rules, 1977

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Procedural history2

Petitioners based their claims on this Court's decision in W.P.(S) No. 3870/2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Others v. State of Chhattisgarh & Others), decided on 30.09.2022, wherein similar claims were allowed.
The decision in W.P.(S) No. 3870/2021 was affirmed by the Division Bench in W.A. No. 119/2023, decided on 20.06.2023.

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Bench / Coram

Ravindra Kumar Agrawal

Parties & counsel