s < 1 Bench IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W.P. No.^^3 /2005 ^ PETITIONER Soon Bai, W/o. Ram Sharan, .."**S^ Aged about 56 years, R/o. ^0^...--'1*\€;.><S' O'\\,.y.-*"^>'*"^.**<<' Bharhidih, Post Ratanpur, ^' ^***" /><CI-VZ^(*""' District BUaspur (C.G.) ^\^>'' VERSUS ^^ ^' ' ^ RESPONDENTS State of Chhattisgarh, Through The Secretary, P.W.D, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) Sub Divisional Officer, P.W.D. Sub Division No.3, Koni, Bilaspur (C.G.) The Superintending Engineer, P.W.D. BUaspur (C.G.) Chief Engineer, P.W.D. Raipur (C.G.) The Fmance Secretary, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226/22'^OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA FOR_ ISSUANCE OF AN APPROPRIATE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS/ CERTIORARI ETC. FOR DIRECTION/ORDER IN THE LIKE NATURE ETC. IflOH COURT OF CW^TTIS^AIW AT ^ILA^PUR : HON'BLENR.SATISHK. Patitionar vwaT pETmoNNaww aewi Muiaharait vereus Rueondmts : SlateofChlNUIsgartiandottws PaUttonw Raspondmte WRIT PETITION NO.W1 OF SOW versus Khedunm Strte of ehtaU^wh and •noBier PetBjoner ResBondentB VWUT PETmON N0^a*01i 2<N» LalihBat Th»State<rf Chhatt^iffh and othsrs Petitfoner Resoonctonte WRTT PETITION NOA08 OF 20» versus Dwarita Pnaad Dtttnfya Stato of Ghh^Us^wti arat anoUiw ^T\, PBUthKier R»wmflmts WTOT PETnTON N(Bi;iK»OF20fl6 KajtiPaW veisus Stateof CNwtUsffntiand anothar PBtMonw R^spoftctaiBto WRIT PETmON NO.W4 8^2MB SmtSabih'iBai VBrsus Statocf ChhaUwuti and anottar wmr pETmoNiio^eoopaoeB PedUoner RiBMOindttnls veraus Sint Hwmn State of OitaBtea^iand awUwr PetUOTKBr wror pem-ioN No.iiesopaiofr FirartRamKashgw vereus Raspondmits : SlateofChhattist^ffhandsoUtws VWUT pcrmoN Naii2i OF aoes Petitioner : ehuiyYactev Vwsus ReBpendents : SlntarfGhhaUsgarhandcthws Vmia-PETtnO»ll>10.1t74.0F20W PeBUwier QuitamSahu Versus Sttf»<>fChtM<aBgat»«n»Aaneth» VWUT PEnnONN0.17360F Pdltomir BhuWd Vwsus RasBouduili Strt»of<^*uttBgartiam<t-anoth«' wnaT pEn'noNN0.2aiBOf! aeoa Patttonw A^ripriSiBgtt Vasus Sbto of eWrtUsgarh and imottwr WRIT PETITION NO^SUOF 20» PfMSoiwr Kadifewi Veraus & StateofGhhrtUagBth and•nottw WUT PETmO N<MW8 W 8008 PetiUwier TulaRmn Vusys Resodmtonte SWtoel GhhaUsBwh and ottNre -^, wrar pErmoN NOAM* OF aw PeUttonw Mangto Varaus StatoofChhataagwhandaBwra WR1T PETmON N0^«82»OF 20W PrtWoner SoonBal • Versus Blato ofCTihrtBsgKh anit ott WMT PETmOdlNOAUr OF MBB PetlUonars Smt. Tipya Bri and othais Vwsus Rasoenctont& Slatoof GhhaKsguti and wMSwr WRIT PETmON NOAttOF 20fle PaUUonwB Hari Kaahyapand anoNwr Versus Respondm'its Slatoof<aihateg»hand anottw WfWt PETmCTt N0.726 W28W Palittoner SumadiSikte Vereus RuBDondNrts 8trt»efChluUsflarii andottw PmsBrt : Mr. Satyendra Sahu, Mr. Aah<* Vaishnaw, Mr. P.P.Sahu, Mr. Rakesh Pandey, Mr. Surfl Otwani, Mr. B.R.Ghosh, Ms. Deepali Pandey, Mr. S.K.Dadsena, Mr. K.R.Nair, Mr. P.M.Shriwas. counselfor the petiUon«(s). Mr. V.V.S.Moorthy. Deputy Advoeate Oenwaf wNh Mr. Ajay Dwwedt, Panel Lawyer for the Stato of aihatU^aW respondents. ore)6R passed on T^ ofNovanber, 200^ The petWonere tn this bateh of wil p^ttons am working as pemianent Gwig Man in U»Public Worta Department of the Slato ' Govwnnwnfc These writ pettions invohn stanlar facls and common questtonof law. Thus, these writ peUUons are being dtepoMdef byttrf» common order. 2. The prtWonars were einptoyed as pennainnt Gang Msm wBhthePublfeWforks Dqaattonentofth»6ov<mment Thepetittonere contmue to work as waual pwmanwit Gai<| Mwt eww sinc*. By ordw datad2-4-2003Q4-4-2003, tha StateGovemnwit dacided to tienriBate Ihe swvic^ of the peUttonws/Gsu^i Men wortdng in Nw Pidrilc Worte Department sithw on compleUng 30 yeare of swvfee or attntahg tha age of 80 years, whichever was eartier. Pumiunt to ttiis orier, ttw petittonws werowtfred tn»nthmr aentca on comptetfen cf 30 yearBOf swvice. Duriiyilhapendmcyofthesep^Uons.theStrteGowrronent. by orctor datad 24-3-2005, dedcted to retir Gau^i Men woridng in the PublteWorte D^wrtment on atbrinlig Vtwt®» of 60 ynars •nd ttoefctotf to delete tte dause "retlrirHi ttw Gu<|MaBi on com|rirton of TOyears of servics". This orter was made rfl»ctiv»from 30-3-2005. 3. After hesamg teuned counsel for the partiu, it is daar that the requtrwnwit of completton of 30 yem» ot awvtea for tha purpose of retirwnent has bawi detetBd wilh effiBCt ftwn 30-3-2085. Lemned counsel appeuing for the Stata submils that this onlw would be etfecUv®from 30^-2005 and as such tte GWIB Mm, who had already retirad from 30-3-2005. may not b< giwn berwlit ofthte ordw. Th®aigument of teanwd counsel is not twwfcle and thesame is not acceptad. Purport of tte ordw is qulte ctear and unambiguwa as It appears firom the pwusatofttw orderaswell asfromttw contenBonsof leamed counsel ft>r the peUBonere that the Gwvg Men who hava net compteted the age of 60 yeare as on 30-3-2005. ttwy wi»be altovwd to conUnua till they attaln the age of 60 yuan. tt hs informed by teUTWtl counsel fer fta prtUomrs that soma of the Suig Mmli, who h«w already reUnd on comptoBon of 30 yesws cf swvtee, haw been pwd rethal buMflls. i.e., grartuily only. Thls wiH be unlair. if the petBionws, who hav®reUred brfwe 30-3-2005 on compWton <rf 30 ywus of servtee, though Uwy have sUII some yem's to go birfore <0 ywus cfag^ are not given beneBt of1hu order datod 30^-2005. 4. For the reasons abam^atBd; the iBspondantt an directBd to altow •II the Gtmg M»n,who had retlred on eomplrfon of80 yeare of service, but haw not attalned the a^e of 60 yuws, to rejain the service and conBnua tlll they attaln ths ao»of 60 yean, suyect to adjustmwit of tha ratiral benefits, if any, ghwn to thwn. The rettral benafils, if any, paW eariier be deductod from the salay of the amptoiyee concemed, in inslallmenteatthenuBdman ntBof50%ofthB salary. 5. hi some of the wtt paUfions, ttw pdUonera han»pmyed for regularizadcm of their servtee as Gang Man. Lwmed counsel qapearing fw the prtitlonere submit thit the sakt pwyer badtemtsaed as not press«l at (yesanl. However, liba»ty b»grantBd to the peUttonere to raisa the Issue of ragutoiteaBon Wom th»app*opriat» forum, if naceasa'y. Th»wrtt peBttons wlth reganl te tha prayw of rogularizaflon •ru dismissed as not pBBsaml w tlbwty to ths peUttoners to nnse tha disputo seeklng rednassd of ttw Mvtf of mgiriartzaBoni if naceBsmy, befowth»appropriato forum. 6. In vtew <rfthc fore(y>hig, Bw wrtt |»eBlion»slaiwlallowKl to ths extent indfeatad abova. The responctonte w furthw cKredBd to compty Wth thfe mder within a period of two raooths froin tb»dste ol reGdpycommunicaBon of this ordw. No ordw aa to ®est«. 7. A copy of this ordw be ptacect on the wcorel of the connected writ peUUons. Sdl- S.K. Agnihotn Judge aopd