HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) N0. 3339 of 2007 Petitioner Kushwa Sahu, S/o. Shri Bihari Sahu, aged about 60 years, R/o. Village Misda, P.S. & Tehsil Navagarh, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) Respondents Versys 1. State of ChhatUsgarh, Through Secretary, Public Works Department D.K.S. Bhavan, Raipur(C.G.) 2. Engineer-ln-Chief, Public Worte Department, Raipur WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA Single Bench : Hon'ble Shri Justice Satish K. Agnihotri Mr. Sushil Sahu, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. Yashwant Singh Thakur, Govt. Advocate for the respondents/State. -^ O R D E R (Passed on this 19m day ofJune, 2007) By this petition, the petitioner, who has worked as Gangman (permanent), seete a relief that the petitioner being permanent gamgman be retired at ttie age of 62 years in accordance with the Chhattisgarh Shaskiya Sevak (Adhivarshiki-Ayu) Adhtniyam, t967 (for short 'the Act, 1967') read with Fundamental Rule (for short 'F.R.')56. The indisputabte facts are tbat the petitioner was employed as Gangman (permanent) in the office of the Public Works Department, Sub-Dwision, Janjgir, Distrtct Janjgir-Champa and he was retired from service w.e.f. 2.4.2003 and 24.4.2003. According to learned counsel for the peUtioner, ttie petitioner attained the status of permanent employee, as defined under Rute 2(c) of the tv,.—.-.-..-.. 2S~ ^ -^ f-^ Thakur 5. Chhattisgarh (Workcharged and Contingency Paid Emptoyee) Pension Rules, 1979 (for short the Rutes, 1979') framed under Article 309 6f the Constitution of India. After having attained ttie status of the permanentemployee, the pet'rtioner would retireon attaining the age of 62 years on superannuation under the provisibnsofthe Act, 1967. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the case ofthe petitioner is squarely covered byttie decision of&iis CQurt passed on 4th January, 2007 in W.P No. 108/2Q05 (Govind Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & others) and other connected matters. Leamed counsel appearing for the respondents/State does not dispute the submissions made by the tearned counsel for the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitipner, who is permanent gangman, is entitied to retire on attaining the age of 62years ih accordance with the Act, 1967. TRe petition is accorclingly disposed of. No order as to costs. r i SdA. f SatishK. i Judge ^