@2 (Qwek IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W.P.No. 3%10 /2003 / Petitioner MILO BAI , D/o Shivlal Gond aged about 55 years, Un-SkiHed Labourer R/o Panduka, Distt. Raipur (C.G.) VERSUS WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLES 226/22/OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA Besgvndents Sta‘w of Chhattisgrh, Through : Secretary, Deptt. of Water Resources, 4&6}, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) ‘ a Q ' ‘ w“....w- A» 2. Sub Divisional Officer, 9?‘659“&“:",\'\ Water Resources Department “x.“ Sub Division No. 2, Panduka n 1 XI—HC—‘78 WWWW mmw.No.8I/e005 200 mqama'q'iiaw ‘mmm 29—9—2004 Petitioners through Iheir re State by Shri V.V.S. Multl Heard. WW WW $3ifcmm 2. This batch of cases relate ti ¥ Resources Department. Since the iv deals with Accounts of W Registration and Payment of Dz Pata’4.003 reads thus:- 4i003(A) ‘ Casual Labo casulal labour gangs the ‘ rollj which will show the the vork done and the amc rol s ifnecessarvl mav be c > ‘ (Bg) PennanentGangs~ \(a) tbl KC) (d)’ ‘ ‘ (e) 33m recruitment to 'ré Otllar canos will be done onlV “ith the pemnssxon ct s E Labourers more than 58 tears of age shall not l‘ emplox cd’contmued 1n i ) Gangman. Chokidar etc. ofthe Water smglan‘they are being decided by {uestion involved in all the petitions is \ spective counsel. .y, Dy. Advocate General. this common order. 3. Counsel for petitioner sub 'ts that P.\V.D. Manual. Volume i Chapter orks and Stores. Para 4.003 deals with Lily Casual Labourr’Regular Labour Gangs. 1r Gangs- When work is to be done by daily ubordinate incharge shall prepare a rntister names of the work-people; their'attendance. unt payable on this accOunt. Monthly muster ose‘d‘after seven days‘or as convenient. egular gancs \ WWW Lu. ’ ................................ 8)0/9?503 'G‘L 200 ' mWQaW) WWW ' WW'§WW v mmm : *a‘fmm 4. It is submitted that theta is no change in the Manual; He further submitted that by a notification, manual cannot be superseded. Xl-HC~78 (er 5. Counse for petmoner s itted that the as per annezmre P42 (WP. No. r u n Lf 2044/2004), the Addmonal Se etary vide letter dated 9-3—2000 bearing no. i F/13/1 1/S’2000 has issued dir tion that the daily wage emplovees/labours t should not be allov~ed to work on attainmg more than 35 years of age In reference to the above letter th‘ Government has elarified the categorv of the -7-2000 bearinv no F/l3/11/3l Sa 2000 a3 per Annemre P 3 that the emplc yees who should not be allowed to work aftei 55 years are l. Chokidar (2);Labour (unskilled) (3) Helper (unskilled) (4) Civil (5) Mali (6) Khalasi (7 employees Vide its letter dated ‘ )‘ a 1t was made clear that the 0r dally wage employees and they may be kept 1n serv1ce till 60 years ot ages Counsel fpr petitioner submitted that it is discrimination. He‘plaeed reliance 'odadeci ion in Union of India and another ~v- International Trading Co. Ltd. andlanother reported in .2003 (5) SCC 437 and-State 'of Orissa and others 4v- Titad’iurlPaper Mills reported-i1 AIR"L985 SC 1293. During the Course of hearing the decision of HighCwurt of M.P. in WP. No. 3200/2003 (State of Madhva Pradesh and others '—v- Smt. Bha‘gwati Bai and another) dated 23-3— 2003 was also brought to the not Lce ofthis Court. 6. Counsel for petitioner flitrther submitted thati'the State Government . issued another direction vide let:er dated _l7—4—‘2000i as per Annexure P—4 and i issued directions that the order: directing retirement of empldyees of Water ngnan and (8) Process Surveyor Inthe letter der reference Will not be applied on other l ?ir\: A e ‘ d n x}-.HC~—7s' v w P— 3&0/4905 m Hi 20° mm (W) mwm mmm: mammal Resources Depaxtmem attaining the age of 55 years, are cancelled. He further not been fair in removing the employees. He Submitted [that they have been removed pursuant‘to notification dated 9-3- V, 2000 (Annemre P-2) and subseduent notification dated 17-4-2000 and 3-7- 2000 have not been considered. k7. Learned Dy. Advocate WM§WW€R tmm W here is not a'whisper in the order.. ‘ submitted that Department has eneral brought to the‘notice of the Court the ‘* \‘dgcisiémaken byihe State 5n 1 ‘ e842300‘4VVV'ide, letterhead‘ng no. F 14-53/ ran. ’/'3 1/2&)4 whereby the age 'initl Water Resource’siDep’artinentrhas been kept " as 60 ars. Theletter dated 16- -2004'is quoted belowa v W / / we W1 WW3~41/31 er 200mm? 09.03. 2000. \. mmmwmw mWWHd§€I§I betwefeweiw 1' meme emewweewwwwe meme?!”- WWWW/Werwemwm maznmem WWWmemu‘tW—sdwet new 55‘0'031gem WWWW weEEWHé’feWef_tt wwweamemsb ‘§w@f$%%a@w€ ye r XI-HC—~78 wmwpg‘gM/Wg 1H; zoo / Wmmahwiu) WWW ' KamRa&aa u WW§WW assifaqanéa W: 21W Em mwmm fwa m W E @7« WWWIEimgmwmwamwm mm: Emmi a7§ W 3% Hé m Q‘W W w WW 3W W 1“ 8. Counsel for the petitioner submitted that inspite of this d6cision of the State Government dated 16-8-2004: the depamnent has not taken any step. In ’ 'las1 para of the above order th: State Govemment has decided that in the Publxc Works Department the awe of superannuation be kept 60 years as it wa< earlier and athr takmg teps, the State Govennnent' be informed immediately The contention 1s t now the State Govennnent' has taken decxsmn and m spite of the dee1s10 ,they are not implementing the same. “ 9'. - In viewiof the order ‘date 16-8~2004 the Department ought to have - I taken steps and orders are requ" d to be passed by the Department 1A1 the 1th the order dated 16 8 2004 It 1s further ‘ dn ected that till orders are passed, epetitioners beallowed to continue 10.; Sub ect to dnectlons and rbservatrons made above the petrtrons stand i disposed f Consequentlv all p/ ’ / v orders be passed 1n accordance M pendmg, M1W.Ps. and LAs. also stand drsposed of . i . ’ .. \ ‘21 1‘ A COPV ofthls Coun be platted 1n all the cormected’niatyev dl‘ udd‘“ ea 3ud9e m a ' ‘e t