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Santosh Kumar Dheewar v. State of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh HC8 Jan 2026WPS/87/2026

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What is this about?

Leave encashment; Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employee; retirement dues; direction to decide representation within three months; reliance on Faguvaram Patel & Ors. v. State of C.G., W.P.(S) No. 3870 of 2021 (decided 30.09.2022); petition disposed of without adjudication on merits; State counsel no objection; Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; single judge Parth Prateem Sahu; WPS No. 87 of 2026; order dated 09/01/2026; Department of Water Resource, Dhamtari/Rudri/M.J.P Dam Sub Division.

What did the court decide?

Permission to submit a fresh representation regarding leave encashment; respondents to consider and decide the claim in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within three months of receipt, keeping in mind the decision in Faguvaram Patel (supra). ¶25

Santosh Kumar Dheewar Vs State of Chhattisgarh — Chhattisgarh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

2026:CGHC:1351

NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

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WPS No. 87 of 2026

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1 - Santosh Kumar Dheewar S/o Manharan Lal Aged About 40 Years R/o Ward No.

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2, Shitlapara, Mechka, Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari, C.G.

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2 - Urmila Rajput Wd/o Late Mahendra Singh Aged About 65 Years R/o Ward No. - 19, Sihawa, Shivpur, Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari, C.G.

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3 - Savitri Bai Sinha Wd/o Gulab Ram Sinha Aged About 65 Years R/o Ward No. - 17, Sichai Colony, Nagri, Tehsil - Nagri, District Dhamtari, C.G.

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... Petitioner

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Versus

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1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Water Resource, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, District - Raipur, C.G.

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2 - Executive Engineer Department Of Water Resource, Division - Rudri, District - Dhamtari, C.G.

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3 - Sub Divisional Officer M.J.P Dam Sub Division No. 1, Mechka, Dhamtari, District - Dhamtari, C.G.

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... Respondents

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For Petitioner : Mr. Shobit Koshta, Advocate For Respondents : Mr. Santosh Bharat, Panel Lawyer S.B.: Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge

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Order on Board

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09/01/2026

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner who stood retired as Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employee is entitled for leave encashment but till date respondents have not extended the benefit of leave encashment to petitioner. Identical issue came up for

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hearing before this Court in case of Faguvaram Patel & Ors. Vs. State of C.G., in W.P.(S) No. 3870 of 2021 decided on 30.09.2022 , wherein petitioners have raised identical issue which was allowed in their favour. He submits that at this stage, petitioner may be permitted to submit representation in light of Faguvaram Patel (supra) and respondents be directed to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioner expeditiously within specified time.

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Learned State counsel submits that as petitioner is not pressing this petition on merits and are only seeking a direction to decide the representation to be submitted by petitioner, at this stage, he is having no objection.

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I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents available on record.

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Taking into consideration the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner, this petition is disposed of permitting petitioner to submit fresh representation. In the event, petitioner submits representation, his claim shall be considered and decided in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of representation keeping in mind decision in case of Faguvaram Patel (supra).

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Accordingly, this petition is disposed off with aforesaid observation and direction.

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C.C. as per rules.

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Digitally
signed by
SHUBHAM
SHUBHAM DEY
DEY Date:
2026.01.09
18:37:18
+0530

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Sd/--

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(Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge

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Dey

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