H_IGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W.P.(S! No. 540 of 2008 Petitioner Padum Lal S/o Raghunath Aged about 60 years, resident of Village Manik Chouri, Police station Nawapara, Tahsil Versus Nawapara Rajim, District Raipur (C.G.) Respondents 1. State of Chhattisgarh, Through the Secretary, P.W.D. Mantralaya, DKS Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) 2. Sub Divisional Officer, P.W.D. Sub division No.3, Raipur (C.G.) 3. Executive engineer, P.W.D. Subdivision No.3 Raipur (C.G.) CONSTITUTION WRIT PETITOIN OF UNDER INDIA ARTICLE 226 OF THE \R Single Bench : Hon’ble Mr. Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Shri Ashok Patil, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri A. S. Kachwaha, Deputy Advocate General for the respondents. ORAL ORDER (Passed on this 28th day of January, 2008) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner, who was employed in the year 1971 as workcharged employee and has worked for more than 25 years as gangman, seeks a relief that the petitioner, being permanent gangman, be retired at the age of 62 years in accordance with the Chhattisgarh Shaskiya Sevak- (Adhivarshiki-Ayu) Adhiniyam, 1967, read with Fundamental Rule 56. Learned counsel appearing for the parties, jointly, submit that the case of the petitioner is squarely covered by the decision of this Court passed on 4‘“ January, 2007 in W.P.No. 108 of 2005 (Govind vs. State of Chhattisgarh and others) and other connected matters. The respondents are at liberty to consider the facts of the case asto whether the petitioner has completed 15 years of service as-gangman. ln the event, it is found that he has completed 15 years of service, the case shall be governed by the decision of this Court in the matter of Govind Vs. State of Chhattisgahr & others (supra). Accordingly, the petitioner, who is permanent gangman, is entitled to retire on attaining the age of 62 years in accordance with the provisions of the Act, 1967. Thus the writ petition is aliowed. No order as to costs. Thakur M! Sd/- (A l I Satish K. Agnihotri‘ I Judge ,v . ‘ a :1“t J; 1 vI’y/ I