^ (?'f1 SJffllPRCTw. <yz? IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W . P. (S) N0. | 2-0 ^ / 2007 Petitioner :. Godavari Bai, Aged about ^ti" ' ' " ,,--'^'" 57 Years, W/o Shn Amrika \i-y'cyy\- ^y"' ..••'"' Working as Reja (Labour), in permanent gang, Office of S.D.O. Public Works Department, Sub Divlsion .^y.^ ^Sfy^ n?y ^ ^.y^emetara, R/o Village ,^'' .G-"" Charbhata, TehsU - Bemetara; Dist: Durg-(C.G-) Versus Resppndents 1) State of Chhattisgarh Through-The Secretary Public Works Deparfaiient, Mantralaya, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur-(C.G.) ^2} Engineer-In-Chief, Public Works Department, Near 'Raj Bhawan', Dist: Raipur-(C.G.) 3) Superintending Engineer, Public Works Department, Raipur Division, Dist: Raipur-(C.G-) 4) Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Tehsil & Division Beinetara, Dist : Durg-(C.G-) (2) r-'5) The Sub Divisional Officer, Sub Division Bemetara, Tehsil - Bemetara, Dist : Durg-(C.G.) WRIT PETITIQNJJNDER ARTICE 226 QF_THE CONSTITUTION OFJNDIA MW COURT OF CHHATTIS6ARH AT BILASPUR W. P.(S) No. 1208 of 2007 Petitioner Smt. 6odayw'i Bai Versus Respondents : State of Chhatt-isgarh ond o-thers SB: Honlale Mr. Justice Satish K. <4g»rihotri, J Present: ffisf. Rakedi Anthony, Advocate for the petitioner. Mrs. Anju Ahuja, Deputy Sovemment Advocate for the State/respondents. OR &ER (Passed on -this 1st Doy of March. 2007) 1. By this petition, leamed counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was employed in the year 1977 as permanent &angman in the Public Works Department, who has worked about 30 yeors as Sangman seeks a relief that the petitioner being permanent gangman be retired ot the age of 62 years in accordance with the Chhattisgarh Shaskiya 5evak (Adhivarshiki-Ayu) Adhiniyam, 1967 (for short 'the Act. 1967') read with Fundamental Rute (for short- 'F.R.')56. 2. According to leamed counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner attained the status of permanent employee, as defmed uncfer Rule 2(c) of the Chhatt-isgarh (Workchdrged and Contingency Paid Employees) Penston Rutes^ 1979 (for short 'the Rules, 1979'), framed under Article 309 of the Constitution of India. After having attained the status of the permanent employee the petitioner would retire on attainting •the age of 62 years on aiperannuation uncter the provisions of the Act, 1967. 3. Leamed counsel appearing for Ihe petitioner would submit •that the case of the petitioner is squarely covered by +he decision of this Court passed on 4th Jonuary, 2007 in WP. No. 108/2005 (Sovind Vs. State of Chhattisgarh A others) and other connected matters. 4. Leamed counsel appearing for the respondents/State does not dispute the aibmissions made by leamed counsel for •the petitioner. 5. Accordingly, the petitioner, who is permcaient gangman, is entitled to retire on attaining the age of 62 years m accorctance with the Act, 1967. The petition is accordingly allowed. No order os to costs. Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge Subhosh