IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BILASPUR CHHATTISGARH W.P. •2-3 2-' 12002 c ^\ /?< PETITIONER RESPONDENTS ^ti^ '^•-^••"' DHANANJAY NIRMALKAR AGED 55 years Son of Shri Bisambhar Nirmalkar Labourer of Mahanadi Searsh Jal Prabhand Sub-Division I, Rudri, Tahsil & District Dhamtari, Resident of Village & Post Kandel Tahsil and District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh. VERSUS ^' ^ STATE OF CHHATTISGARH Through Secretary Department of Water Resources DSK Bhawan Mantralay, Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER Mahanadi Jal Prabandh Dam Divi- sion II, Rudri, Tahsil & District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh. 3. SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFIQER Mahanadi Searsh Jal Prabandh Sub-Division I, Rudri, Tahsil & Dis- trict Dhamtari Chhattisgarh. } WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OFJND1A FOR ISSUANCE OF WRITS / ORDERS / DIRECTIONS ETC. f'K .•(i-HC- 78 siWl^llnN' ^r^T W^T ST>*lich ES»1 *ll*lWl ^fiW'ah "3^ '^iiKi'M, yaly'ie, [s(<viifri'4,< „ y-[:P-..Mo^^3.^°h "W^ 200 :*?? •~-l-^i- 3ii^?i'qaqr (xpfys?) W<(RIT ^lftCT 311^1 29-9-2004 Petitioners through their re State by Shri V.V.S. Murttl Heard. This batch ofcases relate t^ Gangniaii, Chokidar etc. ofthe Water duestion involved m all fhe petitions is Ithis cotiimon order. Resources Department. Since tlie similar».thevare being decided bv 3. Counsel for petitioner subi^iits iv deals with Accounts of 'W[ Registration and Payment of D4i Para 4.003 reads fhus:- 4.003(A) • Casual Laboli casqal labour gangs, the 4 roll.j' wliich will show the the^'ork done and tlie amdunt rolls ifnecessan.', may be cl (B^ Permanent Gangs- (a) ... ... ... (b) ^... ... ... .(c) ... ... ... (S) ... ... ... (e) Aiiy recruitment to r^ pennission ofS.E. Lsb^ employed/continued m i 'iiwfrti'l-i 'wirif ^f fs'et T^n?r ^aiRnan^t ^pective counsel. iy, Q\'. Advocate General. aits that P.W.D. Maiiual. Voi.iime 1 Chapter' brks aiid Stores. Para 4.003 deais with lily Casual Labour.'Regular Labour Gaiigs. .ir Gangs- When work is to be dbne by daily ubordinate incharge shall prepare a muster names ofthe work-people; theii' attendance, payable on this account. Monthly muster osed after seven days'or as convenient. gular gangs wiil 'te doue only witli the "jrers more tha'i 58 vears ot age shall not be egiilar gaiigs. ?a-HC—"8 W??I W ft-li* ?^?T ^ii^t Sh^Iqi •!s^;j^1 TSu' 'S^ '<iww^, ©fll.y'is,[c<diy!J,< . . uj.e- •a^l s.6^'- M11CTI «>1iq> •••••••-•-•••••--•^200 oili»l'rWK (^yyl) T^ITW ^ifta ai^t 4. It is subinitted that the submitted that by a notification, is no change in the Manual. He further i|aanual cannot be superseded. 5. Cuunsel forpetrtioner 2044/2004), tlie Additional Sec^ F/13/1I/S/2000 has issued dire) should not be allowed to workl refereace fo ths above letter, the)/I employees vide its letter dated per-Amie?aire P-3 thatthe emplc) 53 years are 1. Chokidar (2) Civil (5) Mali (6) Khalasi (7)04 it was made clear that Ihe ordei) daily wage employees and they| Counsel for petitioner submitte on.a deci^ion in Union oflndia dnd and another reported in 2003 (5 Titagbur Paper Mills 1-eported i hearina. the decision ofHigh.Ci Madhva Pradesh and otliers -v- 2003 was also brouslit to the not| 6. Counsel for petitioner. issued another direction vide lett issued directioiis that tlie. order^ <hi<i^<n<<li ^fl*T?ft ^f "f^T^ <?»«•$)< ^T 3ff?m 3TT^T sub|mitted thattirie as per annexureP-2-(W.P. No. retar\' vide letter dated 9-3-2000 bearing no. ;tion that the daily vvage employees/labours on attaining more than 55 years of age. Iii Govemment has clarified the category ofthe ^-7-2000 bearing no. F/13/ll/31/S<v2000 as jyees who should not be allowed to vvork after L^bour (unskilled), (3) Helper (unsfcilled), (4) (ngman and (8) Process Surveyor. In the letter, uader reference will not be applied on other may be kept m siirvice till 60 years of age. that it is discrimination. He'placed reliance another -v- Intemationai Trading Co. Ltd. SCC 437 and State ofOrissa and otliers -v- ili.^IRV-1.985 SC 1293. Dunng the Course of (•urt ofM.P. in W.P. No- 3200/2003 (State of I Smt. Bhagwati Bai and another) dated 23-3- loe ofthis Court. 1 filirtlier submitted tliat.the State Govermn.ent er dated L7-4-20QO- as per Aaiiexure P-4 arid directing retirement of employees of Vi'ater •^%'":'1:';'::!^'..; .•^^^;-;-^;: ::^^!^:~"y^ •i^K:^?;^.;^11 sss iKajgKlSSSS' 9ss!y3s. :liSi5fi.;^iiK ^%^^^^:w^i1!' ^^^;^ri@^^ ®iW;;t-^'y^;BSS^' 'svss' ''.^^^""'^^' .^^^^.^^;^^ .^^^S^>''.^^1^^; •^^^•;^%}: :';^:^;t^..'^^€. SS!K'^S :S8!VS'iS&: 'ss^xi ''^f^'' ^' ;.SA'; ^.iisi :- .~s> ^ ,it| (.<& ^ -lj, -eh i:^ M ~^1 ?r o& ^ ti r^ Mooo 1 1 0' o 8 1 o. g g !^ 111 1 I' 1 n- 6. S 0- 6- Q & & ^ 1 cr 00 1i <y~' i''l' 1.1. 'w' 1 &>• g" ^ w cn $f .8.1 •'W'aw'^ O ! :5 f1i| s, g 1 e-1 &* s- 0 o B-15 1 ^ p^ J^ 5~ M § o f-t 6. O- u \o •^] U~> CT .» (§ s, Lft U] ^1 § o 8.r p- h-<. )-L< TO 1 Si fl< 8 a) fliP 3) s3' 4 43] ^ ^ |£ i"^s i»? \r Moo ;AJ \^fe ^ •Si 3j 4^ r-i ^J \A $sa ^J XI-HC- 78 d|l^»l^I Rl-<i°b TSTTW^T sfi*li<ti PxAl^tLfc/- WHWI a»*1|tt> 3"^ '<<i<iiwi, (STf"i+i'is, Isiciiyy ^..:.{).r..3..^.'3f./.lw^^Ff.200 d<l^!fl 'f^: ( yiIl'Ci.l) ?wpn< ^ri^niMt^<i ~W3q ?TR^ gTO" yT^ ^WR f^HPT ^r STI^ ^M^ffllj'dl'i tpl4qie1 ^| Ti^lcf 3ra~I?T ZR'71? |" 8. Couiisel for the petitioner State Govemment dated 16-8-20( last para of the above order, thi Public Works Departnient, the a; wxs saryer and after takuig/s manediately. The contention is decision and in spite ofthe decisio: 9. In view ofthe order datec taken steps and orders are requir orders b.e passed in accordaace v directed that till orders are passeA' ( . . 10./ Subject todirectioiis and c fflqi'it^^TO ftofo l^rr ^M t f^ disposed of. Coiisequently all disposedof. . 11. A copy oftliis Court be pla <l>l<lffrl<i1'< IWci'f ^f Is'zt <Fn<(K ^aTfiTiTan^t l^ 60 'c^1?4cRT ^Jt^ 1 3TrT: ^ ^t 71^ 4?l4c||^ ^ W?FT ^ ^ubriuttedthat inspite oftliis decision ofthe |4, the department has not taken any step. m State Govermnent has:decided that m the ^e ofsuperannuationbeltept 60 yeai-s as n ^eps, the State Govemment be: arfonned that now the State Goveminent has taken ji, they are not implementing the same. 16-8-2004, theDepartment ou^it to ha-v-c jsd to tie'passed by the Department. Let tiis (itli the orderdated 16-8-2004. K is further |th&petitioriers be-allowed to .;ontmue. |bservations made above, the petitions stand tjie pending. M.W.Ps.; and I.As. also sland ed m all the counficted matters, \ Sd/- Fakhruddin Judge IKiS %y* I • r