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Shri Ramkrishna Yadav v. State of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh HC13 Jul 2026WPS/11428/2025

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What is this about?

Leave encashment; retired Work Charged employee; Contingency Paid employee; Public Health Engineering Department Rajnandgaon; representation to be decided within three months; Faguvaram Patel v. State of C.G., W.P.(S) No. 3870 of 2021 (decided 30.09.2022); similarly situated persons; petition not pressed on merits; disposed without merits adjudication; High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur; Justice Bibhu Datta Guru; WPS No. 11428 of 2025; order dated 14/07/2026; neutral citation 2026:CGHC:29812; NAFR.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to petitioners to submit a representation within 15 days of receipt of the order; respondents to decide the claim in accordance with law, preferably within three months of receipt of the representation, if the petitioners are found to be similarly situated persons. ¶33

Shri Ramkrishna Yadav Vs State of Chhattisgarh — Chhattisgarh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether petitioners, who retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employees, are entitled to the benefit of leave encashment which the respondents have not extended to date. +1 more

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Ratio / Principle

Taking into consideration the limited prayer (petitioners not pressing the matter on merits, only seeking a direction to decide their representation), the petition is disposed of in light of Faguvaram Patel (Supra); the petitioners are at liberty to make a representation within 15 days from receipt of a copy of the order.

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Key takeaways

In the event the petitioners are found to be similarly situated persons, their claim shall be decided by the respondents in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within three months from the date of receipt of the representation.ratio¶32

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur (Bibhu Datta Guru, J.) disposed of WPS No. 11428 of 2025 filed by eleven retirees of the Public Health Engineering Department (retired Work Charged / Contingency Paid Khallasi, Helpers and Mechanic, and widows of deceased employees) seeking leave encashment. Counsel submitted the petitioners stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employees and were entitled to leave encashment, and relied on Faguvaram Patel & Ors. v. State of C.G., W.P.(S) No. 3870 of 2021, decided 30.09.2022, where an identical issue was allowed. The petition was expressly not pressed on merits; the State raised no objection to a representation-direction. Disposing of the petition in light of Faguvaram Patel (Supra), the Court permitted the petitioners to submit a representation within 15 days of receipt of the order and directed that, if the petitioners are found to be similarly situated persons, their claim be decided by the respondents in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within three months of receipt of the representation. Entitlement on merits was not adjudicated.

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CGHC010398032025

2026:CGHC:29812

NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

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WPS No. 11428 of 2025

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Digitally signed by ASHUTOSH ASHUTOSH MISHRA MISHRA Date: 2026.07.15 14:38:33 +0530

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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, Bajrangpur, Nawagaon, W. No. 02 District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh

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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

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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

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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

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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

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1 - State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

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2 - Executive Engineer Public Health Engineering Department, Rajnandgaon District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh

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		... Respondents
For Petitioners	:	Ms. Deepali Pandey, Advocate
For State/Respondents	:	Ms. Apurva Nigam, PL

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(Hon’ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta Guru)

Order on Board

14/07/2026

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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.

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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.

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I have heard learned counsel for parties and perused the documents available in record.

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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

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decided by the respondents in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of representation.

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Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with aforesaid observations and directions.

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C.C. as per rules.

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SD/-

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SD/-

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( Bibhu Datta Guru ) JUDGE

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Shri Ramkrishna Yadav v. State of Chhattisgarh

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