COURT NO.2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (S/S) 3217/2001 Ratan Singh …….Petitioner Versus Superintending Engineer & Another ……Respondents Sri M.C. Pant, learned Counsel for the petitioner. Sri H.M. Raturi, learned Standing Counsel for the Respondents. 8th April, 2008 Hon’ble P.C. Verma, J. The petitioner was appointed on the post of Dak Runner in the office of Respondent No. 2. His death of birth is 11.2.1942. By the letter dated 17.2.2000 contained as Annexure No. 1 to the writ petition, the petitioner was ordered to be retired on 29.2.2000 (AN) after the completion of 58 years of age. 2. Admittedly, the petitioner was working on Class IV post. There is no dispute about his date of birth. The only question for determination involved in this petition is as to whether the petitioner was liable to be superannuated at the age of 58 years or 60 years. 3. Learned counsel for the parties agree that the controversy involved in the present writ petition is squarely covered and has already been resolved by the judgment and order dated 24.09.2004 delivered by this Court in civil writ petition no. 31 of 2001 (S/S) in the case of Khairati Ram v. State and others. Accordingly, this writ petition is also disposed of in terms of aforementioned judgment. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed. Impugned order dated 17.2.2000 (Annexure – I) is hereby quashed. The petitioner shall be treated to have retired at the age of 60 years. Consequential relief will follow. No order as to costs. (P.C. Verma, J.) Prabodh