IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.42 of 2011 6 27.6.2011 1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary –cum- Commissioner, Science and Technology Department, Government of Bihar, Technology Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 2. The Director, Science and Technology Department, Government of Bihar, Technology Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 3. The Principal, Bhagalpur College of Engineer, Bhagalpur …… Respondents / Appellants VERSUS Sri Ram Das, S/o Late Mangan Das, r/o Kewaldih, P.S. and District Banka ….. Petitioner / Respondent -------- For the Appellants : M/s Sunil Kumar Mandal, SC 24 With Bipin Kumar, Advocate -------- Heard learned counsel for the appellants and perused the order of the learned Writ Court. Learned counsel for the State submits that the Writ Court failed to keep in mind the distinction between teachers, who take classes and the teaching staff who teach in workshop. According to learned counsel, the benefit of 62 as retirement age is available only to teachers, who take classes and not to the teaching staff who teach in the workshop in the government engineering colleges. On going through the notification of the State - 2 - Government contained in Annexure- 12 to the writ petition, it is noticed that the age of retirement has been extended to 62 years for all categories of teachers without making any distinction between those who teach in class rooms and others who teach in workshop. The so called teaching staff who teach in workshop have been declared to be in the category of teachers long back in a judgment of learned Single Judge dated 2.11.1995 (Annexure -4). In the facts and circumstances, we find no merit in this appeal. It is accordingly dismissed. sk (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) (V. Nath, J. )