Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, WPS No. 5167 of 2026, decided 08/07/2026 by Bibhu Datta Guru, J. Two widows of deceased employees retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employees sought leave encashment; petition disposed of (not decided on merits) in light of Faguvaram Patel & Ors. v. State of C.G., W.P.(S) No. 3870 of 2021 (30.09.2022), with liberty to file representations within 15 days and a direction to the State respondents (PWD and Treasury officials) to decide claims within three months if petitioners are similarly situated. Counsel: Santosh Bharat for petitioners; Poorva Tiwari, PL for State. Keywords: leave encashment, Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employee, widow of deceased employee, representation, time-bound disposal, Faguvaram Patel.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioners to make representations within 15 days of receipt of a copy of the order; respondents directed to decide the petitioners' claims, if found similarly situated, in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within three months of receipt of the representation.