O'ft ^^^",^y WSiSS-:! S" i-^p,n. 'i'^;;.f<^i C/^(^°o/- IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR w.rfSyo. ^'6!lg /2006 PETITIONERS /^. \w/ ^y / »\.^"fv. / ^^€V ^v/^^7 / ^•'s^-" .//<f ^^' 7 ^•' •s'\ .-•' <l'\^i Js-" • ^-^- <y^^ l.Peela Ram, S/o. Ghondul JaiswaJ, aged ^ about 45 years, R/o. Village Kakadi, Post Baloda Bazar, Tehsil Baloda Bazar, District P^upur (C.G.j 2. Jagdish Dhruw, S/o. Mana Ram, R/OI^ Village Jhonka, Post Latuwa, Tehsil Baloda Bazai', District Raipur. (C.G.J 3. Sunder Satnami, S/o. Phool Chand, R/o.^ Village & Post Baloda Bazar, Tehsil Baloda Bazar, District Raipur (C.G.) 4. Ramesh Patel, S/o. Bisnu, R/o. Village &^ Post Baloda Bazar, Tehsil Baloda Baa.ar, District Raipur (C.G.) 5. Ram Lal Yadav, S/o. Budh Ram, R/o. Village & Post Baloda Bazar, Tehsil Baloda Bazar, District Raipur (C.G.) 6. Tirith Dhruw, S/o. Rai Singh, R/o. VUlage/ Jhonka, Post Latuva, Tehsil Baloda Bazar, District Raipur (C.G.) 7. Bhagvati Sahu, S/o.Pusau, R/o. vmage 85,- Post Risda, Tehsil Baloda Bazar, District Raipur(C.G.) 8. Itwari Dhruw, S/o. Tiharu, R/o. Village / Jhonka, Post Latuva, TehsU Baloda Bazar, District Raipur (C.G.) 9. Roop Kumar Sahu, S/o. Thukel, R/o^ Village 8s Post Arjuni, Tehsil Baloda Bazara, District Raipur (C.G.) .Rewa Ram Vernaa, S/o. Chinta Ram, R/o.i Village 8s Post Rawan, Tehsil Baloda Bazar, District Raipur (C.G.) .Puneet Verma, S/o. Manbodh, R/o.. Village Magarway, Post Karmada, Tehsil Baloda Bazar, District Raipur(C.G.) 12.Net Ram Verma, S/o. Jai Smgh Verma,, R/o. VUlage & Post Batgan, Tehsil Palari, District Raipur (C.G.) VERSUS \ RESPONDENTS 1. State ofChhattisgarh,/^ Through Secretary, Public Works Department, - Mantralaya, D.K.S. Bhavan, Raipur (C.G.) 2. Secretary of Finance, ^ Mantralaya D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) 3. Sub Divisional Officer, -^ . Public Works Department, Baloda Bazar, District Raipur (C.G.) WRIT PETITIONER UNDEjtL ARTICLE 226/227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA FOR ISSUANCE OF A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS, PROHIBITION, CERTIORARI ETC.OR ANY QTHER DIRECTION OR ORDER TQ DQ JUSTICE IN THE MATTER h XI-HC-78 's^^avvpf, v9TS)w\s, ^v\my. *ii*icir?h*T(^ ^ 200 3TI^?TV3SK (^•j^^Sf) sn^rwf^TRT (rarsn^rsiiTR CTBTssreBfN'sn^T q>i<iFci<()-f *<wnTfftei3'<Ri+iii< ^sif^irsn^r Subhash 12-02-2007 Mr. Sunil Otwani, <4dvocate f Mrs. An]u Ahuja, Oepu't) respondents/5tate. With the consent of learnec the matters are heard finally and di Common order diotated in V open Court passed separately. A copy of this order be pla< writ petitions. >r the petitionef(s). Sovernment ^drocate for the counsel appearing for the parties, iposed of. 'rit Petition (S.) No. 5687 of2006 in ed on the record of the connected Sd/- SatishK.Agnihotri Judge ^ ^v P.T.O. \ HI6H COURT OF WHATTLS6AKH AT BILASPUR W. P.fS) No. 5687 of 2006 Petitioners : Shasiya Ram AAehar and others Versus Respondents : State of Chhatrisgarh and others W. P.fS) No. 5688 of 2006 Petitioners : Peelc Ram and others Versus Respondents : State ofChhatt-isgarh and others W. P.fSlNo. 5689 of 2006 Petitioners : Keju Ram Verma and others Versus Respondents : State of Chhattisgarh and others W. P.fS) No. 5690 of 2006 Petitioners : Bhagat Ram Sahu ond others Versus Respondents ; State of Chhattisgarh and others W. P.fS) No. 5691 of 2006 Petitioners : Keju Ram Patel and others Versus Respondents : State of Chhattisgarh and others W. P.fS) No. 5708 of 2006 Petitioners : Bhoj Ram Dhruv and others Versus Respondents : State of Chhatt-isgarh and others And W. P.fS) No. 5710 of 2006 Petitioners : Ram Nath Dhruw and others Versus Respondents : State of Chhatt-isgarh and others SB: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Satish K. Agnihotri. J v c Present: Mr. Sunil Otwani, Advocate for the petitioner(s). Mrs. Anju Ahuja, Deputy Sovernment Advocate for the respondents/State. OR D ER (Passed on tiiis 12th t>ay of February. 2007) 1. The petitioners were dppointed as Gongwen in the Public Works Oepartment. After completion of 15 years, they became permcnent Sanamen employees as defined under Rule 2(c) of the Chhattisaarh (Workcharged and Continaency Paid Employees) Pension Rules, 1979 framed under Article 309 of the Constitution of India. 2. The issues involved in the present petitions are asto whether workmen, being closs IV employees, are entitled to retire on crttaining the 090 of 60 years or 62 years on superannuation. This very issue was under consideration in the matter of Gov'md Vs. State of Chhattisgarh and others (W.P. No. 108 of 2005), which hcs been decided by this Court on 4.1.2007, wherein this court held •that the permanent gcnamen are entitted to retre on attaining the age of 62 years in accordance with the Chhattisgarh Shoskiyoi . Sevak (Adhivarshiki-Ayu) Adhiniyam, 1967 read with Fundamental Rule(forshort'F.ft.')56. 4^ 3. Leamed counset oppearing for 1+ie petitioners does not press for any salary and difference of wages with retrospective effect. 4. In view of the foregoing, learned counsel appearin9 for both the parties jointly submit that the facts and question of law involved in the present writ petition are squarely covered by the decision of this Court in Gov'md Vs. State of Chhattisgarh and others (supra). Accordingly, the writ petitions cre allowed in the same terms cmd conditions. No order as to costs. 5. A copy of this order be placed on record in connected writ petitions. Sd/- SatishK. Agnihotri Judge Subhosh ll\