Chander v. State of Chhattisgarh
Leave encashment – Chhattisgarh WorkCharged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977
Case brief
What is this about?
WPS No. 5663 of 2026, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, decided 28/07/2026 by Bibhu Datta Guru, J. Leave encashment; Chhattisgarh WorkCharged/Contingency Paid Employees Leave Rules, 1977; Public Works Department employees; work-charged/contingency paid employees; direction to process claims of all similarly placed persons within 120 days; reliance on W.P.(S) No.3870/2021 (Faguvaram Patel & Others Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & Others) affirmed in W.A. No.119/2023; writ petition disposed of; petitioners' counsel Manish Chandrakar; State counsel Aditya Tiwari.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Respondent Authorities to immediately process the claims of all similarly placed persons, including the Petitioners, for leave encashment in the light of the decision in W.P.(S) No.3870/2021, within an outer limit of 120 days from the date of receipt of a copy of the Order.