Chamru Ram v. State of Chhattisgarh
Service Law – Leave encashment – Retired Work Charged Contingency paid employee – Petition disposed of without commenting on merits
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court (Bilaspur), WPS No. 5815 of 2025, Chamru Ram v. State of Chhattisgarh & others (Public Works Department officials) - retired Work Charged Contingency paid employee claiming leave encashment on par with Faguvaram Patel (WPS No. 3870 of 2021, decided 30.09.2022); State contended sufficient documents not filed and minimum service completion unverified. Disposed of on 24.06.2025 by Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, J., without adjudicating merits: representation within 30 days, decision per precedent within 90 days if similarly situated; Registry default waived.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to make a detailed representation with all necessary documents within 30 days of receipt of the order; on due verification, if found similarly situated as in Faguvaram Patel (supra), the respondents to decide his claim in light of that judgment expeditiously, preferably within 90 days of submission of the representation.