@ég é H“> agamg ; 5M C ’ f f r a L / IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) NO. (a $6 / 2007 PETITIONER :Tamaraj Ram S/o Late Joiedharam Aged about 30 years R/o~ Village-Jhuranadi, Tehsil- Chuiekhadan, Dist— Rajnandg'oan (C.G) Versus RESPONDENTS / 1 State of Chhattisgarh Qai Through the Secretary, V MCJ’ Public Works Department, 4 (3 D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (CG) (kgy‘ w Chief Engineer PWD, Department . D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (CG) / 3. Superintendent Engineer PWD, Durg Mandal' Dist— Durg 4. Sub-Divisional Officer / PWD (B&R), Sub-Division Office, Khairagarh (C.G) 5. Executive Engineer PWD (B&R) Khairagarh Division, Khairagarh (C.G) 2"? (v WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226/227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA FOR ISSUANCE OF-Tdi‘SUITABLE WRIT ORDER OF DIRECTION TO DO JUSTICE IN THE MATTER. g? HIGH COURI‘ OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Petition No. 676 of 2007 Petitioner: Tamaraj Ram Vcrsus Respondents: State of Chhawsgarh &. others siwe Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Satlsh K. Agnihotri. Shri H. S. Ahluwah’a, Advocatc for the petih'oner. Shri Arvind Dubey, Panel lawyer for the Respondents. ORDER ( Passed on this 6th day of Fahmary, 2007) The following order of the Court is passed by Satlsh K. mutant, J. 1. The father of the petitioner namely Shti Joiedhamm, while working as Gangman in the Public Works Dapartment, dicd in harness on 4.12.2005. The petitioncr, being son i.e. dependent and legal heir, made an application for compassionate appointment on 26.9.2006 (Annexum P/2). According to the petitioner, his case for compassionate appointment has been rejected vide order dated 18.10.2006 (Annexuxe P/ 1) in terms of the order dated 27.4.2006, according to which there is a ban on compassionate appointment. . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the father of the petitioner had served the Public Works Department for about 22 years, thus he had attained the status of permanent gangman. He further submits that this Court Vide order dated 4. 1.2007 passed in W.P.No. 108/2005 (Govind Vs. State of C.G. 8a others) and other connected matter, has held that the gangmen who worked for mote than 15 years have acquired the status of permanent gangmen. Therefoxe, the petitioner is entitled to get compassionate appointment. 3. Recently the State Government has issued circular dated 2.2.2006 to consider the cases of dependent legal heirs of deceased employees on compassionate basis Whele the deceased employee died during the period nom 1.11.1997 to 31.10.2000. This Court has also passed order dated 20.12.2005 in W. P. No. 1322/ 2002 and other connected matters, in regard to the matters relating to compassionate appointments. 4. In view of the above, the State Government is irected to d consider the case of the petitioner as per its own cimular dated 2.2.2006 and also in View of the order dated 20.12.2005, passed by this Court in W. P. No. 1322/2002 and other connected matters on its own melit, in accordance with law. 5. For the reasons stated-above, the writ pen‘n'on stands disposed of. No order as to costs. I satish K. Agnihotri Judge Thakur Sd/- o‘ ‘ s"