Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; WPS No. 663 of 2025; decided 24.01.2025 by Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad. Petitioner Sulochana Sonari, widow of late Dinesh Sonari, a work-charge employee of the Water Resource Department, sought leave encashment of 120 days with interest relying on Faguvaram Patel (W.P.(S) No. 3870 of 2021, decided 30.09.2022) and W.P.(S) No. 1404/2025 (order dated 05.03.2025). Petition disposed of with liberty to represent within 30 days; claim to be decided per Faguvaram Patel within 90 days if similarly situated. Keywords: leave encashment, work charge employee, legal heir/widow, representation, minimum service, parity, Faguvaram Patel.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to file a detailed representation with necessary documents within 30 days; respondents to verify and, if the husband is found similarly situated as in Faguvaram Patel (supra), decide the leave encashment claim in light of that judgment preferably within 90 days. No monetary relief awarded at this stage.