W C H H A T T I S G A R ,H 6 3 m m - ‘ E B M W “ . : i > P E T I T I O : N E R (a . . . V i s h a r a m Y a d a v A g e d a b o u t 6 O y e a r s S / o - B h a g a u Y a d a v R / o - / N u t a n C o l o n y c h o w k , B i l a s p u r D i s t t — B i l a s p u r ( C . G . ) V E R S U S x ® § % Q E S P O N D E N T S 1 ) S t a t e o f C h h a t t i s g a r h T h r o u g h : - P r i n c i p l e S e c r e t a r y D e p a r t m e n t o f P u b l i c W o r k s M a n t a r l a y a D . I < . S . B h a w a n R a i p u r ( C . G . ) T h e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t E n g i n e e r D e p a r t m e n t o f P u b h c W o r k s B 1 I a s p u r D 1 v 1 5 1 0 n B i l a s p u r ( C G ) T h e S u b D 1 V 1 5 1 0 n a 1 O f f i c e r P u b h c W o r k s D e p a r t m e n t , S u b D i v i s i o n n o . 2 B i l a s p u r ( C G ) W R I T P E T I T I O N U N D E R A R T I C L E 2 2 6 / 2 2 7 O F T H E C O N S T I T U T I O N O F I N D I A . I N T H E H I G H C O U R T O F I U D I C A T U R E A T B I L A S P U R q 5 & 7 ; ’ AF^ HIGH COURT OF CHHATnSGARH AT BILASPUR WiriltPeUUonao^ 108 of 2008 Ptetitkmer GovindfC VCTSUS Respondents State ofGhhatti^arh and o&era And other coanected mattew. Rnst for order on 4'11 cJamiaiy, 2007. Sd/- Satish KAgnihotri Judge HIGH COURT OF CHHATnSGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Prtition No. 108 of2005 Petitioner Govmd VCTSUS Respondents State ofChhattisgarti <fc othere Writ Ptetition No. 150 <rf2005 •t" Petitfaners Ramavtar and ofhera Vcrsus Respondents State of Chhattisgarh & another Writ Ptetition No. 350 of2005 Petitioner Lochan Ram Versus Respoadents State of ChhattisgaA & ofhcra Writ Ptetition Na 454 <rf2005 Petitioners Ram Prasad Yadav aiid ofhers Versus Respondents StateofCUhattisgarii&ofhcrs Writ Petitioa No. 610 of2005 Petitioncr Sukhin Bai Versus Respondeate State of ChhattisgaA & anofhcr Writ Petition No. 846 aF2005 Petitionera Subhash Chand and another Vcraus Respondents State of Chhattis^irti & anothcr Writ Pfctition No. 908 of20(K Petitioncr Sukwaio Versus Respondents State ofChhattisgaA&ofhers Writ Petitfon No. 909 (rf2005 I^etitfoner Dbanush Versus Respondents State of ChhatBsgaA & (rtfaers Writ Petition No. 979 of2005 Petitioiier PanchamBam Vcrsus Respondents Stete of Chhattfsgarh & ofhera Writ Petition No, 980 of2005 Petitioncrs Nandlal SiUar and anofhcr Vereus Rcspondents State ofCbhattis^irii & others Writ Petition No. 1001 of 2005 PfetitioiieT Smt Lcela Bal Vcraus Respondcnts Statc ofChbattis^A flt othera Writ Petitton No. 1026 of2005 Petitioners Buddh&ram and othera Vcrsus Respondcnte State of Chhattfsgarh & ofhers Writ Petition No. 1039 of2005 Pfetitioncr DhanSay Sahu Vcrsus Respondents State of Ghliattisgarh & ofhera Writ Petition No. 3944 of2005 Petitioticr Purahotem Versus Respondents State ofChhattisgaA & ofhera Writ Petition No. 4542 of 2005 Pfctitioner Motu VCTSUS Respondeats State of CUhattis^A <fc anofhcr Wnt Petition No. 4654 of2005 Petitioner Rain. Avtar Versus Respoiadents State of Chhattis^rh & another Writ Pfedtion No. 5668 of 2005 Petittoner Smt Suraj Bai Vcrsua Respondents State af Caihattisgadi & oftera Writ Petitfon No. 5746 of2005 Peti.tioner Puaaram Sahu Veraus Rcspoiidents State ofChhatti^arii & ofhcra Writ Petition No. 483 of2006 Petittoner Oorelal Vensus Respondents Stote ofChhattisgaA (k others Writ Pfctition No. 650 of2006 Pctitioner Bhaga Bai Versus Rcspondcnts StateofChIiattisgaifa&ofhcra Writ Petition No. 697 of2006 •t' Ptedtioncr Smt Mahcshia Bai Versus • Respondents State of Chhattisgarh & ofhcra Writ Plptitinn No. 1980 of2006 PfetitioHer Ankalu Ram Versus Rcspondents State ofChhattfsgaA & ofhera Writ titkm No. 2767 of2006 Pfetituner Baratu Vcrsus Respondents State of CUiattfa^uli & anottier Writ Pfetition No. 2768 of2006 Petitk>ncr Shraj Bad Sahu Vcrsus Respondents State of Chliatdsgarh & another Writ Petttion No. 2769 of 2006 Petitioner Sint Dujia Bai Vcrsus Respondeats Statc ofChhattf^arh & anothcr Writ Petition No. 2770 of2006 P6titk>ner Bharat Vcisus Respondents State of Chliattis^irh & another Writ Pfctition No. 2771 of2006 Petitioner Paraadi Ram Vcrsus Respondents State ofChhattisgaA & othera Writ I^dtion No. 2917 of2006 Ptetitioner Dhehi Ram SiMar Vcrsus Respoadents State ofChhatds^A & othera Wnt Ptetitton No. 3030 of2006 Pfetitionta- Vteharam. Yaday Vcrsus Respondents State of CUurilisgarh & <rthera Writ Petidon No. 3938 of2006 Pettdoner Manohar Versus Respondcnts State of ChIiattisgaA & otlicra Writ Pfetitfon (81 No. 4693 of2006 Petidoner Manharan Veraus Respondenta StateofChliatdsgaAaii anofher Writ Petitun (Sl No. 4694 of2006 Petitioncr Tulsiram Versus Respondenta State of CUtiattisgaA & othera Writ Ptetitfon (81 Ho. 5446 of2006 Ptetittoner Uttam Singh Vcrsus Rcspondeuts State ofChliattis^uli & ofhers Writ PetitionfSl No. 6256 of2006 Petitk>ncr Bishal Ram Sahu Vcrsus Respondents State ofChhattis^rti & another Writ Pfetition (81 No. 6309 of2006 Pfctitioner Smt Tflmati Veraus Respondcnts State ofChhattisgarh & ofhcra Writ PetHion (S»No. 6686rf2006 Petitioner Kashi Ram Sahu Vcrsus Respondente State ofChhattisgarh & ofhcra ^7 Writ Petition No. 501 of2004 Ptetitioner Sanshu Ram Versus Respondents State ofChh&ttis^A & otfaere And Writ Pfetition fSl No. 4476 of2006 Petitioner Sadhu Ram Yadav Vcrsus Respondents StateofChhattisgarh&others 'f 8B: Han'bte Mr. Justicc Satteh K. Aoilhotri, J Shri Ashok Das Vaishaav, Shri Kishoax: Bhaduri, Shri Anoop Mazumdar, Smt Fouzia Mirza, Shri Ajay Shrivastava, Shri H. S. Ahluwalia, SIui Rahul Birfhery, Shri Ashok Soni, Shri SUDJI Otwani, Shri Ashok Patil and Shri Abhgit Sarkar, Advocates for fhe petittoncrs. Shri V. V. S. Murthy, Deputy Advocate Gcncial with Smt Anju Ahuja, Depuly Govemmcnt Advocate for fhe respondents. ORDER (Passed on thfa^^lay ofJanuaiy, 2007) 1. ta fhfe bateh of mattera (Writ Pctitkm No.s 108/2005, 150/2005, 350/2005, 454/2005, 610/^)05, 846/2005, 908/^05, 909/2005, 979/2005, 980/2005, 1001/2005, 1026/2005, 1039/2005, 3944/2005, 4542/2005, 4654/2005, 5668/2005, 5746/2005, 483/2006, 650/2006, 697/2006, 1980/2006, 2767/2006, 2768/2006, 2769/2006, 2770/2006, 2771/2006, 2917/2006, 3030/2006, 3938/2006, 4693/2006, 4694/2006, 5446/2006, 6256/2006, 6309/2006, 6686/2006, 501/2004 and 4476/2006), fhe pctitionera, who have workcd for more fhan 15 years as Gangmen aeek a relief that thc petitioners being pennanent gangnien bc retired at fhe age of 62 yeara in accordance with flic Chhattfegarh Shaskiya Sevak (Adhivarshiki-Ayu) Adlunyam, 1967 ( for short the Act, 19671 read wifh Fundamental Rule (for short 'F.R.') 56. 2. The iadisputable facts are that fhe petittoneis werc cmployed as gangmen. Accoiding to leamed counsel for the petitionera they attaiaed thc status of permnncnt employees, as defincd under 2(c) of thc ChhattisgEuli (Woriccharged aiul Contingency PiBKl Emptoyees) Pfcnsion Rutes, 1979 ( for short fhe Rules, 1979^, fiamcd under Arttele 309 of fhe Constitution of ludia. Afier havmg attained fhe status ofthe pennanent emptoyeS the petttionera wouM retire on attainiDg thc age of62 years on superanniiatioa tmder fhe prowsioira oftheAct, 1967. 3. Shri Ashok Das Vaiahnav, Sbri Kishore Bhaduri, Shri Anoop Mazumdar, Smt Potizia Mirza, Shri Ajay Shrivastava, .Shri H. S. AhluwaUa, Shri Rahul Birfheiy, Shri Ashok Soni, Sbri Sunfl Otwani, Shri Ashok Pata and Shri Abhijit Sarimr, leamed counseto appcarmg for fhe petitfoners would subiinit that the pedtkiners were appointed as gaagmcn as workchai'ged eiuptoyees as defimed undcr Rute 2(h) of fhe Chliattisgprh Public Works Department Workehar^cd and Coatm^ncy Paid Emptoyees Rccruitment aad Coitdrtions of Semoe Rutes, 1976 (&r short fhc Rules, 19761 and the petitioners ha»e attained thc status ofthc pennanent emptoyee iindcr Rulc 2(Q offhe Rutes 1979 after having compteted 15 ycara of scmce. It was furfher conteiided tiiat fbe same issiie as to whcther Oangmcn shaB be govemed by the samc poUcy for superannuation, as applicable to clause fV govenuneat emptoyces, came up for consideration before a Full Buich ofthe H%h Court of Madhya Pradesh, Bench at Gwalior in Vishnu & others Vs. State of Malhya Pradesh & ofhere 2006 (l) NJP.H.T. 374 (FB). The teamed Pufl Bench, havlag considered aU the aspects came to the conclusmn that the scmcc of fhe Oangmen arc govemcd by thc rufcs appUcable to thc workchaiged and contiDgency emplcyees, even though fhe Gangnicn are not inchided ia fhe Schedute of fhe Rutea, 1976 and the age of supeianntiation is 62 'v yeara as ofher ctosa IV employees of the State Govemment, because they ans in conipaTable categoiy. Leamed counsds appeam^; for fhc petitioDcrs furfhCT contended that flie Act 1967, ttie Rutes 1976, the Rufes 1977 and thc Rules 1979 wcre adapted by the State of Cfaliattis^u-h afler creation of the State of CUhatti^arti on 1.11.2000 fix»m the existn^ StErte of Madhya Pradesh purstiant to the pioviskms of the M.P. Reorganizatfon Act, 2000. Thus, the decision rendered by the PuU Bench of (he High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Gwalior would be appBcabte to fhe facts offhe prracnt cases also. Shri V. V. S. Murthy, teamed Deputy Advocate Oeneral with Smt Anju Ahuja, teamed Dcpuly Goivenuaent Advocate, pcr contra conteaded fhat the pennanent Gangmen aic defined in Chhattisgarh Public Works Department Manual, in Chapter- FV at 4.003. Thus, fhe definitiDn of the pennanent emptoyee undcr Rutes, 1979 wouM not be applicabfe in caae of permaiient Gangmen. LcarDed counsel relfed on a ciicular dated 20.7.1989 issued by tfae fhen State <rf Madhya Ptadesh wherem it was stated tfaat fhc Gangmen working in PubUc Woiks Departinent would be discharged fi»mfhe work on attaiumg the Svg/KofQO years. Subsequenffy, by cucular datcd 20. l.2000 issued by fhe fhen State of Madhya Pradesh the retircinent age ofclass III and clasa rv emptoyees were increased to 62 yeara aad F.R. 56 was accoidingly amcndcd. This was made furfher ctear in the circular that the agc of retncment ( ofclass III and class W cmptoyces as 62 3reara would be appMcable to fhe workchaiged and contingency paid emplpyees also. I .have heatd leained counsel for the partics and perused fhe pleadings and documents appendcd thereto. 8. Ruk 2 (b) & ( h) offhe Rutes 1976 and Rute 2 (^ & (b) (rffhc Rutes, 1979 define fcontmgency paM. emptoyee' and 'workcharsid empkqree', snnilaiiy, as under:- Rnte 2-(b| and 2.(h( ofthe Rnlea, 1976:- *2.(b) 'Contingency-paid Bmpltqrec'^neans a pcraon emptayed for fail time iu an oflfce or estabUshm.ent and who fe paid on monfhly basis and whose pay is (duu^ed to "oflfice Contingencies", excludmg thc cmpk>yees who are cinplpycd for certain pcnods onfy m the yeai' *2.(h) Workchaiyd Bmptoyec' ineans a person emptoycd upon fhe actual esfficution, as distinct finom gencral supervision ofa spccificd woik or upon suboriiaate supervision of departnaental labour, storc, ninning and repaira of etectrical equipmcnt and machineiy in connection wifh such. work, exchiding the dafly-paid labour and muster roU employed on the woik.* Rnle 2.M and 2.(b) ofthe Rntes, 1979 i- "2. DefinIUona. - In (hesc rutes, untess tihc coatext ofherwisc requires,— (a) *Contin®;ncypahl cinploye^ mcans a person eiaployed for fuB tiaie in an oflBce or establishmcnt and who is pakl on monfhty basis and whose pay is chaigcd to office contfngencies cxcluding fhe emptoyees wbo are employcd for ccrtain period onty in a year; (b) 'Work-chaiged empkyee* mcans a peisoa. emptoyed upon thc actual execution, as distinct fix>in general supcrvision ofa specificd work or upon suboidinate supcrvisfon of fhe dcpartmental labour, store, nmnmg and repairs of efccta-Kal cquipment and machineiy in coimectk>n with such worik, excluding fhe daity paid labour aiid inuster-roU einployce enipla;yed on fhe work.* 9. Ruk 2(c) of thc Rutes 1979 defines the word 'Pennancnt Bmplqyee' wluch reads as under:- 2(c). 'Ptnnanent employee' means a contingpncy paid employee or a work-chargcd emphqree who has compteted fifkecn yeara of service or more on or after fhe l*t Januaiy, 1974' '^rr/ { Piovided that in respect of a contingency paM em.ptoyce or a woricchai^pd emptoyee who has attained fhe age of superaanuatwn on or afler the Firat April 1981, pennancnt emptoyec mcans an employee who has completed 10 years of semce on or after the l"t January, 1974.} •;f 10. Ride 8 of the Rules 1976 provides fhat in the matter of agc, physical fitness ofnew entrants and age ofsupraimuation, as are applfcabte to the @>vermnent servants of fhe compaiabte categories ia the rcgular employecs are appUcabte to fhe new entrants into the semce. II. The Act, 1967 provides for amendment of Pundamental Rutes. Amendment in F.R. 56 reads as inader:- *2. Amendmeat of Pandamental Rnles. For Rute 56 of the Fundamental Rtites appUcabte to fhe Statc of Chhatds^rii as substituted by Section 3 of the Chhattis^rh Shaskiya Sevak Anivaiya Seva Nivritti Ka Vidhi Manyatakaiaa Adhiuyam, 1967 ( 5 of 1967) (hereinHflEr referred to as fhe said Acl) the foDowing Rute ahafl be substitutcd, namefy :- { 56. Ay of supcrannuatk>n.-(l) Subjcct to fhe provisions of sub-rute (2) (evety Odiverruaent Snvant other than a Govenunent Teacher and a Class W Govenuacat Servant } shall rctire fiom senricc on the altemoon of the lasf day of the month in which he attaias the age of sbcty years: Provided fhat a Govemment Scrvaat whose date of birth is fhe first of a monfh shaB retue fioni semce on thc aftemooa of fhe last day oftfafi precedmg month on attautmg fhe ays ofsfacty ycars. { (1-a) Subject to fhe provisions of sub-rule (2), eveiy Govenuncnt Teacher shaU retire fix>in serwce on tbc afteraoon of the last day of the naonfh in which he attains tfae agc of sixty two years; Provided (hat a Govemincut tcacher whoae date of birth is the firat of a monfh shaU retire fiom servfce on the aftnnoon of the last day of fhe preceding monfh on attaimng fhe agc of sfacty two years. Explaiiation. -For fhe purpose ofttus sub-rute Teacher^ means a Govenuaent seivant by whatcvcr designation caDed, appointBd for fhe purpose of teaching in GovenUDent cdiuational Institution 10 includmg techiucal or inedical educational institutions, in accordance with (he recruitment rules appMcable to such appointment and shaH also inchide fhe teacherwhD is appointBd to an adiniiusteative post by piomotion or ofhcrwisc and who has been en^iged in teacluag for not less fhan twenly yeara pnwidcd he holds a lien on a <,|»st in fhe {»ncemed SchooVCoDegiate/Technfcal/Medical education semcc.) { (1-b) Subject to the provisioas of sub-rute (2), eveiy Ctoss IV Govenunent Scwant shafl retiie fiom scmce on the aftemoon of fhc last day of fhe month in which he attaina the age of aixty two years; Provided fhat a Class IV Govermnent Servant whoae date of birfh is the fitret of a monfh shafl retire fiom semce on the afteraoon of the last day of fhe preceding monfh on attainn^ fhe age ofsixty two yeare.} (2) {(a) A Govenunent servant may, in fhc pubUc iaterest, be retired at aay time after he has (»mpteted 20 yeare qiialifymg semce, or he attains the age of fifly yeara whichcver is carUer, without assipuag any reason by giving him a notice in writmg. (b) the pcriod ofsuch notice shall be three monfhs: Providcd that such Govenmneat servant may be tetired forfhwifh and on such retirement fhc Govemment Servant shall bc entitted to claim a suia equivalent to fhe ainount of hjs pay plus a aUowances for fhe period of notice at the same rates at whfch he was diawiiig thcm immediately before hfa retiremfint or, as fhe case may bc, for the pcrkxl by which snch notfcc feBs short of fhree monfhs}.* 12. The petitfoners, working as gai^nacn, are worteharged emptoyccs, as the pedtionera were cmploycd upon the execution of woik of fhe PubUc Works Etepartment The daily paid labours and muster roU emptoyces on fhe work are excluded fix)m the definition of the woikcharged cmployees as prescnbed in Rute 2 (h) ofthe Rutes 1976. The permanent emptoyees are contingency paid emptoyees or workchaised emptoyec who have compteted 15 yeara of service or more on or after 1.1. 1974. Casual labour gangs and pcrmancnt gangs 11 ^ are pFGwaled in Public Works Dcpartment Manual (fer short the P.W.D. Manual'(. Paia 4.003 ofthe said P.W.D. Tnnnnnl provides for registration and paymsot ofdaOy casual laboiu" regular laboitr gac^s, as imdcr:- "4.003. (A) Casual Labour Gangs.-<-When worit is to be donc by daily casual labpur gaags, the subordmate inchai'ge shaH prepare a mustcr roU, which wfll show the names of fhe work-peopte, fheir attendaitce, fhe woric done and the amount payabte on this acooimt Monthly muster roDs if necessaiy, may be ctosed after se»endaya or as conwenient (B) Pennanent Gangs.—(a)Attendance ofpcnnaneat gaiiga shall be enteied in an attendance register. Attendance wffl be recorded by Time Keeper dafly in fhe mommg.At headquarteis, the attendance wfll be checked by Sub-Ei^ineer at teast twice a wcek outside headquarters. A cross mark (x) must be placed a^unat each absent person so fhat no lilank space is teft. (b) Acquamtaacc roU wfll be b^aed on the aumbcr of days a laboiirer has actuatty woriced phis authorised holidsys and teaves. (c) A regster ofwork progress wfll be maintained in whfch foUowing uifonnatiDn wiU be reoorded in five oolumns:- {i) Instructions for woik to be done. (ii) Conipliance ofmstructions. (iii) Quantities ofmeasurable woA/detafls ofaieasiu-abte work. (iv) Detaits ofmateriate consiuned. (v) Wages payabfe. (d) The Sub-Engneer wfll review thc register of work progress twk-e a week at headquarter and at least once a weck in. case of out statfon works. The Sub-Engineer/S.D.O. wifl ensure adequate progress. (e) Any recnutiacnt to regular gpngs wiB be done onfy with thc permission ofS.E. Labourera more ttian 58 years ofagp shaB uot be eniployed/continued in rcgular gangs.* 13. Casual labour ^mgs are muster rote emptoyees whcrein the payment is msuls on weeMy or monthly basis, the permflnent f^oya attendance is mamtained in fhe attcndance register recorded by fhe tinae keeper, 12 14. daily in fhe monung. Readiiig para 4.003 of fhe P.W.D. Manuat with rute 2 (h) offhe Rutes, 1976, mafce it ctear fhat fhe petitfoncra in fhe cases on hand are workcliarged cmptoyces and as per Rute 2(c) offhe Rutes, 1979 ifa workchai^ed emptoyee has woifeed for more than 15 years of semce or more on or after (he l°t Januaiy, 1974, would becomc permanent einptoyec. Admlttcdly, the petitioaers have woiked for more than 15 years, fhc same is not disputed by thc respondcnts and as such fhcy have b«x>me pcrmanent employees of tfae Statc Govenuneat Rule 6 of the Rutes 1976 also provides fer categorization of the 'workchaiged and 'contingcnqr paid' emplqyees, fhat the cmployces who have becn in scmce for 15 years or more on l" Januaiy, 1974 would be cUgible for statais of fhe ^iermancnt woikcharged' or 'contingency paid' employees. Rulcs 1976 do aot mention as to whefher fhe pennanent gan'giaen are class FV eiaployees or not. By cuculaT dated 14.6.1974 the Gcneral Adnuiustratfon Department (Pay Coimnission CcD), Govcnunent of Madhya Pradeah, it was dedded to caastitute a semce of (he workchaiged emptoyees. Subsequentfy, by another circular dated 29.9.1975 the General Administeation Deparbnent (Pay Comnussinn Cel^ dccided to classtfy fhc gangmcn under clause 4, which reads as under:- <tl4*1lRd W(T syi<bR«1<t»dl^t ^H t(A ^t <p*{^tR<<t ^ 'irsf w <<*{T<»x"i q? q<ff<P'<ul ^1aft wA, ^•siicfl, ^ranft. ^t'^liii'i, ^Nt •giitxf'x 'iip'i^'i. 'g^pf ft^t, tc^, 5iq5?IFT ^pT^; <11!'l'!4'rl, itlc:'(4TI, iflfl'C)'!. ^CT, t^'lic'?) •SI^^e, ^St^K, ^eft, CTRf/<^4e, ^W dfl^ctA'). i^)^T, <lfRl^C •PKO'Cf, ft?l fs<t<i)"jp<f, ^W. ini^i. •ifRft^'c ufllill'f. is^S, sf^sf, fifepCT af^i;, ^tC^/T^^I, •sftv^! 31^%, PRg! fS<<(l<-y</^FH4'), ^racf? •ifi'^'c, ^ft^t Trn r af<i'^< si^ yi^'ri.'H, 13 '^f. 'P^fST, ul*llt;l<i, 4'p?. VI'H'tx:';. Q'()-uf< "'fV^-t, cIRip?. 'cft^T, ll<lld-4l, T6PR '^R7r, '^l^l, l6^;T/'i(te^f. '^R ^P?, ^iER. ?^f8, ^(T(. •^fO1)'-!, ^•uft'lA-1, ^t^t, fitiS'R ^, "ot^tc'ii^ (aiuRlfect ), vwi. siciA'»>< ^aR, <<l.i"ii''(, ~ifr4 wS^-s v^, ww. '("••g'tri't/'ti'^'tcit'H. q>l€^T, ifte? ^^[ ^ra<R, <(<t^^ltTi, ^(^T, e(^?t e^, fe^a, Sta—'ftsR?/^?:,^ff iH^'^'i;. •tepf <)1^"S-<:, ^t 3(^t;......$l?><tR 15. Tbereafter, in fhe Madhya Pradesh WoriiBhai^ed and Contu^ency Psud Employees Revisfon of Pay Rutes, 1977, fiamed under fhe praviso to Articfc 309 of fhe Constitution of India, fhe post of gangmen was shown at scrial No. (xxvn) in Annexure -I, (under Rufe 3), under the coloumn 'oame of the post held by a workchaiyd or contingency paid emptoycc*. The defiiiitfon of fhe contmgency paid employee* and "workchai^d emptoyee* are fhe same under fhe provisions of fhe Rules, 1976 and that of the Riries, 1979. In Rufes, 1979, fhe 'penaanent cmptoyee' was defined in Rute 2 (c) as a workcharged emptoyee who has compteted 15 yeara of scrvk-e on or aflser 1.1.1974. Reading the circulars dated 14.6.1974 aiid 29.9.1975, Rulc 2(h) oftfae Rutes, 1976, Ruk 8 ofthe Rulca, 1976 Annexure-I to Rutes 1977 and the definition enshrined in Rule 2(b) and in Rute 2(c) ie. 'permanent emptoyces' under Rules, 1979 togefher, it cleariy foUows that the permaneut gaagmen arc gcwemcd by the sainc policy for supcraanuatfon, as is applicabte to tfae Class IV goverument employees. It is not in dispute fhat fhe ainendment to F.R. 56 under fhe Act, 1967, as amcnded by the Madhya Pradesh Shasldya Sevak (Adhiwarahiki-Ayu) Sanshodhan Adhiniyam, 1999 ( M.P. Act No. 13 of 1999), puhlishcd in the Gay^tte (Rxtraonlinary) on 29th Apnl, 1999, 14 piovides for age ofretireincnt to the CIass FV govenuncnt senrants on attaming the age of62 years. 16. It is weB settted principtes of construction of a statute tfaat oogaate and pari materia legislation shouM be read to^ther as fornung one system aad as iaterpreting and enfortSng eacb othcr. (See J. K. Steet Ltd. v. Unlon of Indta1). In Baud of Tnutees of the Pmrt of Bombay te oth»B V». fctyanesh Knttten2, it was hcM that it is permissibte to read fhe provisions oftwoActs togefherwhcn the same are compfementary to each. ofher, In tfais connectfon it wfll be useful to refer fhe following observation of fhc Court of Appeal in OBver Aahwwth (HoMIneB) Ud v BaBard (Kentl Md3:- •Where an eDactment granted a statutoiy right but fatted to define its lunits, the court had to dctermme the scope ofthat r^ht by referencc to fhe ptirpose for which it was granted. That pTirpose was to be discemed by viewing fhe statute as a whote and, where fhat statute formed part of a stetutory code intended to achieve a distinct purposc, by also having regard to the ofher statute in the code." 17. Thc Suprcme Court in Ahmedabad Pvt. Prlmary Teachw' Aaan. V».Admlatebratlve Officer tfc othew4 in para 12 has heM as under- "12..............On fhe doctrine of*pari materia', refereace to ofher statutes dealu^ with (he same subject or forming part ofthe same system is a permissibte aM to fhe constructfon of piovisions in a statute. Sec the followmg observatfons contained in Principles of Statatory rnterpn"tetion hy O.P.Singh (8ftt Rdn.), Syn. 4, at pp. 23.'s> to 239: "Statutes in pari inateria It has already been seen •that a statute niust be read as a whote as words are to be nnderatood in fheir contexfc Bxtension of tfais rule of context permits reference to other statutes in pari inateria Le. statutes dealing with the samc subject-matter or forming part of fhe same