gi/tY {0 ‘1 (3 v 2H TEE EEGE {39m {)E‘ £E§ATEEQARH AT BEAEPL‘R {WET WEBICTIGE} WRIT PETITI§§ N9. 2056 GF 2$Q2 IN THE WTTER QF: ' FAR‘SQTAM aged ahaut 55 yaars Sfo Sti Dimer Ear; \fm. 6& RS. — Ahikia. — Water Regeumag Dim’gion 1‘10. 2 Baiuaa Em, Diam—Rm'pur $333.} 4. SHBDIWSIQDIAL QFFL’CER, Watar Management Subdivision No.6 Baladabazar, Distt, ~ Raipur, {GEL} RESPOI‘IDENT3 Ti}, Tha Ha‘n'ble Cir‘gefJustige aiyi Hi5 Camyam‘on Jushba‘s cf tha HQn‘bi‘a High Caurt Qf Chhattkgarh at B§a$pu1n /‘ FETITEQ§I UREER ARTICLE 2223 {2’37 {3F THE QONSTITUTIQN OF INDL’X Di$m - Raip'ur {Qhhattiggarhj PETET‘EQNER WR3U3 3/3TKI‘E QF CHI-11%?TISG&R§-I Semaafy WatEi Resgurae£§ Departmaxzt, Sematariat, Raipur {C.G.} 2‘ CHIEF ElmmEER Mahana§i Préject: 155”- I “0. A RmpUf {C.G.} ‘ 'emifuvia . g ‘ d) b‘l Q); 5w -' .. j EXECUTNE MGmEER, d",wé , W. P. No..goso/eoo¥a mm m1 zoo mm(W) mmw mmm mm fséW mmm $ai§mm 29-9-2004 Petitioners through their regpective counsel. State by Slm‘ V.V.S. Murd‘ y, Dx Advocate General. Heard. XI—HCW78 ‘2. This batch of cases relate to Gangman, Chokidar etc. ofthe Water Resources Department. Since the luestion involved in all the petitions is similaizthey are being decided by ithis common order. 3. Counsel for "petitioner submits that P.W.D. Manual, Volume l Chapter iv deals with Accounts of Works and Stores. Para 4.003 Ideals with Registration and Payment of Daily Casual Labour/Regular Labour Gangs. Para 4.003 reads thus:- 4.003(A) - Casual Labo 1r Gangs- When work is to be done by daily casual labour gangs, the subordinate incharge shall prepare a muster rollj' which will Show the names of the work-people; their'attendanee. the work done and the amc unt payable on this account. Monthly muster V rol s ifnecessary, may be c osed after seven days‘or as convenient. (B‘) Permanent Gangs- \ (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)An\' perinission recruitment of S E to Labourers regular inoresthan ganws Will 58 be years done ot‘age’sltall'itot onlx vmh the be enrolovedt’continued in 1 eguiar gangs.” ‘ XI-HC—A 78 ' 53'“ Counselfo I, 2044/2004), the Additional Sec F/l3/1 1/S/2000 has issued dire should not be allowed to work reférence to the ahove letter the emplovees Vlde Its letter dated J per Annexure P—3 that the emplc 55, years are. _1j. Chokidar 1(2) L Civil (5)‘Mali (6) Khalasi'(7) Gt it was made 'elear that the‘ordet daily wage employees and they Counsel fdr petltloner subrmttec 'on la dec1 lon m Umon of India z and‘another repoited in 2003 (5 Titagltur«Paper Mills reported it hearing: the decision of High Ct Madhva Pradesh and others ‘—v- 2003 was also brought to the not 6. Counsel for petitioner ii . issued anothn direction vide let issued directions. that the order‘ 4. It is submitted that the-I submitted that by a notification, 1 e is no change in the Manual. He mrther hanual cannot be superseded. etiiioner submitted thztt the as per annexure P-2~‘ (W.?. N01 *etary Videletter dated 9-3-2000 bearing no. :tion that the daily wage employees/labours on attaining more than 55 yeais of age In Government has clarified the categorv 0t the —7 2000 bearino no F/13’11’3l/Sa200tv .cx yees who should not be allowed to work aiiei‘ abour (unskilled), (3) Helper (unskilled). (4} ngmanand (8) Process Surveyor. In the letter, under reference will not ‘be applied on other may be kept in service till 60 years of age that it is diScrimination. He‘placed reliance ,nd another —V— International Trading Co. Ltd. ) SCC 437 and-State ‘of Orissa and others A’- 1 AIR\~1985 SC 1293‘. During the Course of nut of M P in W P No 3200/2003 (Swie of Sint Bhagwati Ba1 and another) dated 23 3— rce oftlns Court irther submitted that? the State Government er dated 17 4 2000 as per Annexuie p—«r anc directing retiremer of emplm ees of \‘taicr .i Wm w‘p’Q.../.MO.W 200 C/{Z/ anewm (13W) mmm mmW : 1mm? mtwh’ i fw’tm tam atléw i x-Hc—178 Wm ........é. awe/200k m. ‘ zoo ‘ (fj mm (W) mmm‘ mmm - . “WWW ' ‘ mmaifs‘am twm Resources Depamnent attaining the age of 55 years, are cancelled. He further submitted that Depatfment has not been fair in removing the employees. He submitted that they have been removed pursuant to notification dated 9 3— 2UOO (Annexure P-2} and subs quent notification aated 17-4 2000 and 3 7- 2000 haK e not been eons1dered here is not awhispei in the Older 7.. Learned Dy. Advocate eneral brought to the notiee of the Court the «iécisiori taken bythe State Von, 16-3-2004 Vida letter bearing no F 14-53/ wt V fen/2004 whereby the age in t1 WatervResources Department has been kept as 60 years The letter dated 16~ -2004‘is quoted below-“VI, W—WWHEEWWWWW wmmi WW3~41/31/W/ k I anew 09.03 2000 ~ mwemmmwWW ewewaereeeeeemmeeweee ,Whettmewwmmmeé‘rwe! WW with ml/Wnwe‘wwm meewaae‘rdé‘t nmwwwaqrté ‘ ‘s ~ ' ”t XI—HCm 78 WW Wm W mm e a age/Mk“ 200 mm (W) mmw wmm ‘mmm WWWfWWWW%% WWWMJQ W 2W 8; Counsel for the petitioner WW WW *Wm subtmtted that msprte of tlus decxswn ot the Qtate Gove:mnem dated 16-8—2004; 1he department has not taken any snap. 1n last para of the acme order. th: 'Pubhc Works Dcpartment the a1 V “a enh‘r “11d a? r takmg s that now the State Govennnent‘ has taken ImmedmLely Tm ventenhou 1a _ dec1s1on and 1n spxte ofthe deusm ‘9. ‘ _ Itaken sievs and ordem me reqmr orders be passed m acwrdancev dlrectcd thak till orders are passed 10. Sub ect to dveenons and c disposed f Consequently all’tl d1sposed of ed in all the connected matters. 11. A copv oftms Caun be pla‘ / Wsoaéwawa‘frmlm Q’cfaanie‘memq? ”In mew of the order datec 1, they are not implementing the same 16 8-2004 the Department ought to he“. ed to be passed by the Department Let the 1th the order dated 16-8—2004. It 1s former the petitioners be—allowed to gontinue. bservations made above; the petitions stand 1e pending M.W.l35., and LAS. also stand \ , // State Government has decided that in the ’e of superaimuation be kept 60 years as it teps the State Govermne; t l‘e ilfor“ e