Smt. Gayatri Verma v. State of Chhattisgarh
Leave encashment – Work-charged/contingency paid employees – Chhattisgarh WorkCharged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-judge order of the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur dated 22/06/2026 in WPS No. 4586 of 2026 (Bibhu Datta Guru, J.). Petitioner Smt. Gayatri Verma sought direction for consideration of leave encashment claim under the Chhattisgarh WorkCharged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977, citing W.P.(S) No.3870/2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others, decided 30.9.2022) as affirmed in W.A. No.119/2023 (decided 20.6.2023). Petition disposed of; respondents (Public Works Department and Treasury officials, State of Chhattisgarh) directed to process claims of all similarly placed persons within 120 days. Keywords: leave encashment; work-charged/contingency paid employees; similarly placed persons; compliance timeline 120 days; disposed with direction.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondent authorities to process the claims of all similarly placed persons in light of the decision in W.P.(S) No.3870/2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others), within an outer limit of 120 days from receipt of a copy of the Order.