Bedram Chauhan v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur; WPS Nos. 4618, 4645, 4633, 4631 and 4620 of 2026; neutral citation 2026:CGHC:25600; decided 23/06/2026 by Justice Bibhu Datta Guru (single Judge). Subject: leave encashment claims of work-charged/contingency paid employees under the Chhattisgarh WorkCharged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977. Reliance on this Court's earlier decision in W.P.(S) No.3870/2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others, decided 30.9.2022), affirmed by Division Bench in W.A. No.119/2023 (decided 20.6.2023). Relief: direction to State/PWD authorities to process claims of petitioners and all similarly placed persons within 120 days of receipt of the Order; writ petitions disposed of. Counsel: Kaushal Yadav for petitioners; Sakshi Bajpai, Apurva Nigam, Akanksha Verma, Poorva Tiwari (Panel Lawyers) for State.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Respondent Authorities to immediately process the leave encashment claims of the petitioners and all similarly placed persons, in the light of the decision in W.P.(S) No.3870/2021, within an outer limit of 120 days from receipt of a copy of the Order; Writ Petitions disposed of.