i. v HIGH coum‘ or CHHAmsaARH AT BILASPUR warm-13: no. 5829/2007 Sadhu Ram S/o. Sadamm Aged about 6O years, Permanent Gangman, Rajnandgaon— Ghumka Road, Subdivision no. - 1, P.W.D. Distict Rajnandgaon (C.G.) Vs. 1. State of Chhattisgarh, Through th¢ Secretary, Public Works Department, ‘ D.K.S,Bhawan, Raipur(CG) / 2. Sub-Divisional OfEcer, Sub- Division No. 1, CG P.W.D., P.W.D. OfEce, Rajnandgaon, District Rajnandgaon (CG) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUION OF INDIA (SB: Hon‘ble Mr. Justice satish K. mihotxi) Shxi Ravi Maheshwari, counsel for the petitioner. Shn‘ Sulyakant Mishm, Panel lawyer for the State. 0 R D E R (Passed on this 28*“ day of September, 2007) By this peu‘u‘on, learned counsel appearing for the petiu'oner submits that the pen'tioner Was employed in the year 1978 as permanent Gangman in the Pubiic Works Depanment and the pen'tioner, Who worked for more than 25 years as Gangman seeks a relief that the petitimier being permanent Gangman be retired at the age of 62 years in accordance with the Chhatfisgarh Shaskiya Sevak (Adhivarshiki Ayn) Adhiniyam, 1967 (for short ‘the Act, 1967’) read with Fundamental Rule (for short ‘F‘.R.’)56. 2) ‘According to learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner attained the status of permanent employee, as PETITIONER @ 1 deiined under Rule 2 (c) of the Chhamisgarh (Workeharged and Contingency Paid Employees) Pension Rules, 1979 (for short ‘the Rules,1979’}, framed undar Artick 309 of the Constitun’on of India. After having attained the status of the permanent employee, the petitioner would mtim in attaining the age of 62 years on superannuation under the pmvisions of the Act, 1967. 3) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the case of the petitioner is squarely coveted by the decision of this Court passed on 4‘11 Januaxy, 2007 in WP. No. 108/ 2005 (Govind Vs. State of Chhattisgarh 8a Others) and other connected mattets. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents] State does not dispute the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner. 5) Accordingly, the petin'oner, who is permanent Gangman is entitled to retire on attaining the age of 62 years in accordance with the Act, 1967. The petition is accordingly allowed. No order as to coma Sd/— A Satish K. Agnihotri Judge