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Balkrishna Gupta v. State of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh HC28 Jan 2026WPS/926/2026

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What is this about?

Leave encashment; Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employees; retired chowkidar; retirement dues; Water Resources Department Chhattisgarh; representation to be decided within three months; Faguvaram Patel W.P.(S) 3870/2021 relied upon; petition disposed of, not pressed on merits; single-judge order dated 29/01/2026.

What did the court decide?

Permission to submit a fresh representation; the petitioner's leave encashment claim to be considered and decided in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within three months of receipt of the representation, keeping in mind the decision in Faguvaram Patel (supra). ¶24

Balkrishna Gupta Vs State of Chhattisgarh — Chhattisgarh HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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2026:CGHC:5089

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PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA

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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

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NAFR

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WPS No. 926 of 2026

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Balkrishna Gupta S/o Gudda Aged About 64 Years Retired Chowkidar, R/o Village Manwari Tola, Tehsil Marwahi, Distt. Gourela Pendra Marwahi, Chhattisgarh.

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... Petitioner

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versus

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State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya Nava Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

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Engineer In Chief Water Resources Department, Shivnath Mandal, North Block, Sector 19, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur, Distt. Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

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Chief Engineer Hasdev Kachar, Water Resources Department Bilaspur, Distt. Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

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Executive Engineer Water Resources Division, Marwahi, Distt. Gaurela Pendra Marwahi, Chhattisgarh.

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... Respondents

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For Petitioner : Mr. Hemant Kesharwani, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Mayur Khandelwal, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge

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ORDER ON BOARD

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29/01/2026

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

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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 petitioners, 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 of with aforesaid observations and directions.

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Certified copy as per rules.

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Sd/-

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(Parth Prateem Sahu)

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JUDGE

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