/ C. ,?, \P^^1.'l^ IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHAmSGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Petition No. <^Eu^ of 2004 PETITIONER: Mayaram Kumhar aged about 55 years. S/0 Shri Babu Ram Village- Kbaira Post-Datan Baloda Bazar Distt. Raipur. (C.G. VERSUS RESPONDENTS: l.State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Water Resources Department Secretariat, Raipur (C.G.) ^ .^^ ' ...^&^ •^yy^ ^%K ^A" 2-Chief Engineer Mahanadi Project Department OfWater Resources Raipur (C.G.) ^\>? ^ ;•> <^ ;? b~~ '<s' 3. Sub-Divisional Officer Water Resources Department Sub-Division No.6, BaIodaBazar Distt. Raipur. (C.G.) 4. Junior Engineer Water Resources Department Sub-Division No.6, Baloda Bazar Distt. Raipur. (C.G.) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226/227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA FOR ISSUANCE OF A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS, PROHIBITION, CERTIORARI^aTC ^R ANY^lTHER DIRECTION OR ORDER TO DO JUSTICE IN THE MArTER. XBHC-22. aii^I^H R-fj;* 311^1 sti^w yf?Tl "•-^' TSg ?i|;l*llcW@%f<B«fi?"S'? IIHCTI a>«iq» . I'aff^T:ira^",^:f?; .11'.^ ^,.(?'.(sto.A0^^70M ^....................................^ ^ 1%re^i' sn^iiWWdfCT 29-9-2004 Petitioners through.their respec State by Shri V.V.S, Murthy, G|y 2. Thisbatchofcasesrelateto Resources Department. Since the ques| Ga^gman simiiar, tbey are being jdecided by-thia 3. Counsel for petitioBer submi'l Chapter iv deals with Accounts of.W^rks Registration and Payment ofDaily Cj Para 4.003 readsthus:- 4.003(A) Casual Labour (p daily casual laliour gangs, fhe| muster roll, which will show attendance, the'work done %nd| Morithiy muster rolls' ifnecessajry. as convemeat. (B) Pennanght Gangs- (a): ...-. ... ... fb) ... ..l ... (c) (d) ... ..;. ,.. (e) Any reeruitment. to regulaj- pennission of S.E. Laboyrats "• Be employed/contmued in +wid4'f 11*<cii'?Ts'<;i <r':nfci< ^STPafSD^T ive comisei. /. Advocate-General..' igman, Chokidar etc. offhe Water ion invoived in all the petftioils is .sanmonorder.. ; s.'that P.W.D. Mamial, Volume 1 and Stores. Para 4.003 dealswith isual Labour/Riegular Laboiu- Gangs. rangs- ;When woi-k is to be done by subordinate incharge shall prepare a the names ofthe work-people, fheir the amount pavable on this account. ry. raay be closed after seven days or gaags will be done only with the tiiore than 58 vears ofage shall riot re^ulargan^." ' , . ^ [•qte-^s^ XI-HC-22 '3^?iNIS%?<ssw|'t»iSifegllS'l<- 3TT^?T 'qi9? " ; i' ••••'. *lll<tl a»*<itt)i"""""""""""" .. ^TI. 200 •ftp^I""' sn^i^i R-li.'h 31ll?T !ti+ii<=n ^^9 sii^i TOnwHfsCT qOTfOT^ TWreff 4 ftT3> <f«lt$l< i73]f:gi[3^[ 4. K is •submitted| thaf there is i|io change in the Manual.'He farther submitted that by a nQtification, manu|al cannot be superseded. 5. C-ounsel for petitioner su.bmittj No. 2044/2004), the Additional S| bearing no. F,'13/11/'S/2000 has is employeesdabours should not be alloi| years of age. la referehce fey ttie-abw] the categorv of the anployees vide F/13/ll/31/Sa/2000 as^per Aimexu)-) aot be allowed to work after 55 (unskilled), (3) Helpsr (unsfcilled), Gangman and (8) Prccess Surveyor. order under referencg -will not be and they may be kepf in service till submitted that it is discrinunatiQn. Union ofliidia and aaother -v- Interi id tliat-the as per annexure P-2. (W.P. scretarv vide letter dated 9-3--2000 jsued direotion that ,the daily wage ^ed to work on attainmg inore than 55 te letter, the Govemment has clarified |its letter dated 3-7-2000 bearing no, P-3 that the employees who should lyears are I.'Chokidar (2) Labour |(4) Ch-il (5) Mali ;(6) Khalasi (7) Ih the letter, it was made cleai' that the. aplplied on other .daily wage employees O years ofage. Counsel for petitioner pe placed reliance on a decision in lational Trading Co. Ltd. and another reported in 2003-(5) SCG 437 and S{ Paper MilSs reported ia AIR 19^5 SC| fhe decision ofHigU Courtof M.P| Madhva Pradesh and iothsrs -v- Smt. 1 ate of Orissa and ottiers -v- Titaghur 1293. Diiring the Course of hearing, in W.P. No. 320Q/2003 CState of Bhagw'ati Bai and ariother) dated 23- 3-2003 was also brought to the notice 6. Counsel fbr petitiorier furfher issued another directibn vide letter i and issued directions^that fhe^orders bf'thisCourt. ' feubmittgd that, tlie State Govemmeiit 17-4-2000 as per Annexure P-4 |directing retiremeHtlof'empioyees of dbted v^ f -[i&"Sf^ S-HESSi, ;; sn^f^S f<;-)i<fr3il^t' Sfr^rq'c^^f :* ttiwtigpn's j;;q^-3"-—"--~-"---""'"^^2off ^St^SSS^SSSfs^ Water Resources Depa-ttnenfcattaamt He fiirther subnutfed afiat Departmet| employees. He subHHfl^ ^ neitiiicaticmv^gd 9-3-2000, {aimextj :da.tedM'7-4-209@ md,3-7-20QO have| wlrispeTlnrtlltgjorder. ' •; . A. . ,' •:| 7. LearnNBv.AflyocateGsneTall deeisioffl takenbylheStateon 16-8-2 WTL . /31/2Q04 wheretiy thssa^e?BKf been kept as 60 years. The4etter dated| Ihs ,age of 55; years, 'aFe .cancelle^,'' ^ has.uot been iair .m'ren^mg^the; ;lia»e".been,.remoySd: pui^ jr&;'P-2Dr^ airi. ^se^is^; laotificatioa^ Inot been considered.|:;'IUere is -not a |brought-fQ the notice|3fthBlCQUrt1lie^ 3004 vid&letter.beariaeno.F 14-53/ ^|iK^ater^Respurce§ Departmeat has 116-8-2004 isiquotedlbelow:- tf-W.i'^T'T. 'tNt1 :?f sNSr ^ ^ET^ ];• W4:- 3TER ^ra, ^.CT. ?TRR, ?fwPT': flcR,-lTO?f: .. 200Q,T^TR)09,D3. 2006. :-^q^RT jf^q it ^qqr ?I?R; %T ^pEe'itj^, 'R)^*! ^tr <t>*tq.lR<4i- f^ |'9c||Fi.^Rfl t M^^f^itti^ ^ ^^ 'OTT^T :3ncF[ t ^ 'EWT ^ ^ft':! 'yi^l^d: ^H :'a;f R'^II^R4):'S :( ^ s*l''il!'i3):'i!tii*teiBS1S^'.<R'"-!?< ^"Wsffsfs^w fi:^~ srm aa aa wt:R^i/-?Tf^' '^-j'^cn- ?q?3-^1j^3l^ %;/: ^K ^R%T ^^ '"cRT .StcRTttRTT t f^ tto •mT^-iNt 'f^?'3rf£R5?ffl 3!jg ^N '^7ft *^i^/9f Br''cpr fef^ ?TltIN Wc| 3TiqN |55^.^I ST^^^N'^ |t'?Ni''?[ft s^ 'cN^CT'- 't'ft^i^s^ XI-HC-22 sn^i^ii (<;•)[* SIlt^I ^*iicti ?af^ti I ^ sw •S^•WS^f^yWf^wfwy. CT^?T 'ira^ Hitini (n*ii<n' "WI. 200 Iw^sr" ^••^Dft1 c^ cilpTl^j 'cpT 55 c^ '^ 3^ ^ ^ WT TR •^ ^?^ ^ M?T 1^1 7T^ ^: ~<^} ?TRH gM. I^ETW ^ef ^RTISR f^?FT ^ snq/'iNr .s@': <jli^i<nii^i'; ^racn^T :PT sfst rCTM STcpra'. q^t 'Elf^ ^ q^ T[^' *l44l^ ^ subdnitted •20(tf4 tlie taUin 8. Counsel fbr'thepetitioner the gtate Goyennneiit.datgd 16-8- step. Ih lasf para ofthe above order, in the Public Works. Departmerit, fhf years as it was earlier and after infomied immediatelv. The contentioln has taken decision and'in spite ofth4 the same. . 9. In view ofthe Order dated 16-3- taken steps and orders'are required toj| orders be passed m accordance with fl^ du-ected tbat till orders-are passed, the 10. Subject to directions and obs^i stand disposed of. Consequently all stand disposed of 11. Acopy ofthis Gourtbe placed '*i<ifci41-f uitiriT'ii1s<3t <["is;i< i? aipOT 3i^i TN f?r°TO fNr 7Tqrt f^ 60 sf^ qfef'^t ^iq ] that inspite ofjthis decisiou of k the department hais not taken auy State Govermnent has decided that .age of superannuafion he kept 60 steps, the Sfate ;Govennnent be is tliat now the State GoveiTunent decision, they are not implementin^ 1-2004, the Department oughtto have |be passed hy the Degartmeiit. Let the te order dated 16-8-2804; It is ifurther tetrtioners be allowedito cotttBiue. s^rvations made abo^e, the petitions pie pending M.W.Ps; and I^As. also ih all the connectedmatters. : 1 Sd/- Fakhruddin Judge