Smt. Mankunwar Vs State of Chhattisgarh — Chhattisgarh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Smt. Mankunwar Vs State of Chhattisgarh — Chhattisgarh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to the Respondent Authorities to immediately process the Petitioner's claim for leave encashment in the light of the decision in W.P.(S) No.3870/2021 (affirmed in W.A. No.119/2023), within an outer limit of 120 days from receipt of a copy of the Order.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Respondent authorities should be directed to consider and process the Petitioner's claim for grant of leave encashment in terms of the provisions of the Chhattisgarh WorkCharged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977, in the light of this Court's earlier decision in W.P.(S) No.3870/2021.

Court's answer

The Respondent Authorities were directed to immediately process the claim of the Petitioner, a similarly placed person, in the light of this Court's aforesaid decision (W.P.(S) No.3870/2021, affirmed in W.A. No.119/2023) on the same subject-matter.

Ratio / Principle

The processing of the Petitioner's leave encashment claim was to be completed within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of a copy of the Order.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition (WPS No. 4627 of 2026), High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, decided 22/06/2026 by Hon'ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta Guru (single judge; marked NAFR). Petitioner Smt. Mankunwar sought an appropriate direction to the Respondent authorities to consider her claim for grant of leave encashment in terms of the provisions of the Chhattisgarh WorkCharged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977, placing reliance on this Court's decision in W.P.(S) No.3870/2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others), decided 30.9.2022, wherein a similar claim was allowed, and which stood affirmed by the Division Bench in W.A. No.119/2023, decided 20.6.2023. The Court disposed of the writ petition, directing the Respondent Authorities to immediately process the claim of the similarly placed petitioner in the light of the aforesaid decision on the same subject-matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of a copy of the Order.

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2026:CGHC:25278

SOURABH BHILWAR

Digitally signed by SOURABH BHILWAR Date: 2026.06.22 18:38:37 +0530

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

NAFR

WPS No. 4627 of 2026

Smt. Mankunwar W/o Late Budhram Aged About 48 Years R/o School Para, Jhinpuri, Korba, District Korba (C.G.)

... Petitioner

versus

1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Chief Secretary, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, District Raipur (C.G.)

2 - The Secretary General Administration Department, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, District Raipur (C.G.)

3 - The Secretary Public Works Department, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, District Raipur (C.G.)

4 - The Secretary Department Of Finance, Government Of Chhattisgarh, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, District Raipur (C.G.)

5 - Chief Engineer Public Works Department, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.)

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6 - Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Korba Division, Korba, District Korba (C.G.)

... Respondents

(Cause title is taken from Case Information System)

For Petitioner : Mr. C.J.K. Rao, Advocate For Respondents/ State : Ms. Sakshi Bajpai, Panel Lawyer

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

22/06/2026

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

According to the Petitioner, she has made her 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.

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 person herein in the light of the aforesaid decision passed by this Court on the same subject-

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matter, within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order.

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

Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE

$. Bhilwar