Disposed¶28

Achchhe Lal Patel v. State of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh HC10 May 2026WPS/3986/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Leave encashment; Chhattisgarh WorkCharged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977; retired work-charged/contingency paid employees; Water Resource Department Chhattisgarh; direction to process claim within 120 days; Faguvaram Patel W.P. (S) No.3870/2021 (30.9.2022); affirmed W.A. No.119/2023 (20.6.2023); similarly placed persons; mandamus-type direction; WPS No. 3986 of 2026; Justice Bibhu Datta Guru; High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur; NAFR; disposed on first hearing.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the Respondent Authorities to process the Petitioners' claim for leave encashment (as similarly placed persons) in light of the decision in W.P. (S) No.3870/2021 as affirmed in W.A. No.119/2023, within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. ¶28

Achchhe Lal Patel Vs State of Chhattisgarh — Chhattisgarh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

¶28

Issue for consideration

Whether the Respondent Authorities should be directed to consider and process the Petitioners' claim for grant of leave encashment in terms of the Chhattisgarh WorkCharged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977, in light of the decision in W.P. (S) No.3870/2021 (Faguvaram Patel) as affirmed in W.A. No.119/2023.

¶23

Court's answer

The Respondent Authorities were directed to immediately process the claim of the Petitioners, as similarly placed persons, for leave encashment in light of this Court's earlier decision on the same subject-matter (W.P. (S) No.3870/2021, affirmed in W.A. No.119/2023), within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.

¶27

Ratio / Principle

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

¶28

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Chhattisgarh High Court (Bilaspur), Single Judge (Bibhu Datta Guru, J.), order dated 11.05.2026 in WPS No. 3986 of 2026 — Petitioners, retired employees (a Time Keeper and an Operator), sought a direction to the Respondent authorities (Water Resource Department, State of Chhattisgarh) for consideration of their claim for grant of leave encashment in terms of the Chhattisgarh WorkCharged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977, relying on this Court's decision in W.P. (S) No.3870/2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others), decided 30.09.2022, wherein a similar claim was allowed, and which stood affirmed by the Division Bench in W.A. No.119/2023 (decided 20.06.2023). Disposing of the petition at the threshold, the Court directed the Respondent Authorities to immediately process the claim of the similarly placed Petitioners in light of the said decision on the same subject-matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from receipt of a copy of the order. Writ petition disposed of.

2026:CGHC:21887

SOURABH BHILWAR

Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.05.11 18:26:54 +0530

¶5

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

¶6

NAFR

¶7

WPS No. 3986 of 2026

¶8

1 - Achchhe Lal Patel S/o- Balamik Patel Aged About 62 Years Retired Time Keeper, R/o- Behind High School Ajirma Bhagwanpur Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.)

¶9

2 - Shivlal Mahar S/o- Kailashi Ram Aged About 68 Years Retired Operator, R/o- Ambedkar Ward No. 29 Jagdalpur Bastar (C.G.)

¶10

... Petitioner(s)

¶11

versus

¶12

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resource Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Nawa Raipur, DistrictRaipur (C.G.)

¶13

2 - Chief Engineer, Hasdev Ganga Kachhar, Water Resource Department, Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.)

¶14

3 - Chief Engineer, Mahanadi Pariyojana Water Resource Department, Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.)

¶15

4 - Executive Engineer, Water Resource Division No.01 Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.)

¶16

¶17

5 - Executive Engineer, E/M Light Machinery Tubewell And Gate Division Water Resource Division Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.)

¶18

... Respondents

¶19

(Cause title is taken from Case Information System)

¶20

For Petitioners : Mr. Swanil Keshari, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Apurva Nigam, Panel Lawyer

¶21

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

¶22

11/05/2026

¶23

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

¶24

According to the Petitioners, they have made their claim 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.

¶25

Given the said facts, the present Writ Petition is disposed of at this juncture, directing the Respondent Authorities to immediately process the claim of similarly placed persons herein in the light of

¶26

¶27

the aforesaid decision passed by this Court on the same subjectmatter, within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order.

¶28

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

¶29

Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE

¶30

$. Bhilwar

Achchhe Lal Patel v. State of Chhattisgarh

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Achchhe Lal Patel v. State of Chhattisgarh

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Why is it important?

What the court decided

Issues for consideration

Cases cited

Statutes considered

Procedural history

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

Similar cases

Sanshu Sahu Vs Annapurna Sahu

Gopal Krishna Sahu Vs State of Chhattisgarh

Budhwar Vs Ajju Das

Smt. Geeta Khandey Vs State of Chhattisgarh

G.P. Bhaskar Vs State of Chhattisgarh

Ramratan Khandekar Vs the State of Chhattisgarh