Harish Chand Markande v. State of Chhattisgarh
Leave Encashment – Work-charged/contingency paid employees – Chhattisgarh Work-Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur; WPS No. 5031 of 2026; decided 03.07.2026; Coram: Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge; Petitioners: Harish Chand Markande and six others (work-charged/contingency paid employees); Respondents: State of Chhattisgarh (PWD) and others; Advocates: Shri Rustam Sahu for petitioners, Ms. Anadi Sharma (Panel Lawyer) for respondents; Subject: grant of leave encashment under the Chhattisgarh Work-Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977; Relied on W.P.(S) No.3870/2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others), decided 30.9.2022, affirmed in W.A. No.119/2023, decided 20.6.2023; Direction to process claims of all similarly placed persons within 120 days; Writ petition disposed of; no monetary quantum awarded in the order.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Respondent Authorities to immediately process the claim of all similarly placed persons for grant of leave encashment under the Chhattisgarh Work-Charged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977, 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 the date of receipt of copy of the Order.