'0 } H!GH COURT OF GHHATTI$GARH AT BILASPU Wfit Petition (5)946. 3667 of 290? Petitioners 1. Ram Aasm, S/o. Late shri Sakha Ram Aged about 4‘8 years. 2. mdairam Kewat, Sis. Late Shri Nankuram Kewat, Aged about 48 years, $mt. $hant§ Bai W/o. Late SM Pachkaud Aged abeut 54 years, All Rio. Viilage Basin, P.S.- Rajim. ' District Raipur (C.G.) 4. Smt. Ramhin Bai, W/o Shri Khorbahra DIQ. Late Shri Jhabbu Ram Aged about 58 years, 0) Smt. Shanti Bai, Dlo Late Shri La!aram Sahu Aged abaut 53 Years. Both Rlo, Village Arand, PD. Basin, RS. Rajim. Distlict Raipur (C.G.) Versus Respondents 1. State of Chhattisgarh through the Secretary, Public Works Department, Mantralaya, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur {c.G.) Works Executive Engineer. Public Works Depanment, Raipur (C.G.) Sub-Divisional Officer, Public Warks Department, Sub-Divisional Rajim, Distt. Raipur (C.G.) Writ Petition ugder Articie 226/227 of the Censtitutien Of indie Single Bench : Hon’ble Mr. Justice Satish K. Aenihotri. $hri RK. Pali, counsel for the petitieners. Shri Yashwant Singh Thakur, Govt, Advocate for the respondents/State. QRDER (Passed on this 29‘“ day or June, 2907) By this petition, learned ceunsei appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitieners were employed in the year 1978 in the Public Werke Department and the petitioners, who have worked for more than 27 years as Gangman, seeks the relief that the petitioners being permanent gangman be retired at the age of e2 years in accordance with the Shhattisgarh Shaskiya Sevak (Adhivarshiki—Ayu) Adhiniyam, 1967 (for short ‘the Act, 19$?) read with Fundamentai Rule (for short ‘F.R..‘)56. ///‘ Engineer-in-Chief, Publi Department, Raipur (6.9.) I“ kw / \zw Present : (1) / R c (2) According :0 learned cam-reel fer the petitionem, the petitioners attained the status of permanent empioyee, as detined under Ruie 2(c) of the Chhamsgath (Workcharged and Cantingenw Paéd Empicyees) Pension Rules, 1979 (for shert ‘me Ru£es, 1979’), framed under Amcle 309 of the Ccnstétutfen of {ndia After having attained ihe status of the permanent empioyee the petitieners weuid retire on ahaining the age of 62 yeas's on superannuahon unde: the prohsions of the Act, 1967. (3) Leamed counee! apeearing for the petihoners would submits that the case of the petétionefs are squareiy covered by the decision of this Court passed on 4t“ January. 2007 in W. P. ‘No.108/2005 (Govind Vs. State of Chhattisgarh & others) and other connected matiers. (4) Learned counsei appearing for therespondentsiState does not dispute the submissions made by teamed ceunsei for the petitioners. (5) The respondents are at liberty to consider the taste of the case asto whether the petitioners have compieted 15 years of service as gangman. in the event, it is found that they have oompieted 15 years of service, the case shaii be governed by the decision of this Court in Govind Vs. State of Chhattisgarh and others (supra). \x ($) Aooordingiy. the petitioners, who are permanent gangman, are retire on attaining the age of 62 years in accordance with the Act, entitied to 1967. The petition is accordingly allowed. subject to verification of facts, No order as to costs, ‘ i Sdl- Satish K.Agnthon~r i Judge Kamna ‘u i