WRIT PETITION 4 on 15 July 1963

1. State of M.P.Through: Secretaiy,Public Works Deptt,,Vatlabh Bhavan,Bhopal.State of ChhattisgarhThrouflh:SecretaryPublic Woite Deptt.,D.K.Bhavan, Raipur.

Chief Enflineer,Public Works Deptt.,Near Akashwani.Naiflhar Chowk,Raipur (CG) (CG)

Raipur (CG) (CG)RespondentsWRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226; 227 OF THE CONSTITUTIONWRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226; 227 OF THE CONSTITUTIONOF INDIA FOR GRANT OF WRIT OFMANDAMUS. CERTIORARI ORDiRECTiON OF LIKE NATUREDiRECTiON OF LIKE NATURE

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S.B.:Hon b!s Shri Justte®Satish K. AgnlhortriRIT PCT'uyOF'i.u^'iPetitionerversusRespondent.;State of Madhya Prades!fNow C.©.) a"d othersPrss^n'tMr. N.K. Vyas, counsel for the petitioner.M.rs. Anju Ahuw., Oeputy' ©overnmentAdvocate for there:

ORDEP(Passed on 28th of August, 2006)

Admitted!',', the petitioner wo.s cppointed on dsily wages basiscs Pointe" vide order dated 15.7.1963 (Annexure P/6). Thepetitioner continued to work on the sisme post. The petitione"was absorbed as work charged employee under the provisionsof the Work Charged and Contingency Paid Employee ServiceCondi+ionsRules,1975 on31.12.1998.TTie petitionerwasxordinglysalarymonthlybasiscftsrhayingpaid completed 25 years of service as Work Charged Employeefrom 15.7.1963. Services of •rfie petitioner was regularised byorder dated 31.S2.1998 in tiie V/ork Charged estabSishment.(Annexure P/3)

rhe petitione" claims pension on the basis of Rute 6 (3) ofAA.P./C.i?.(Work-chargedand Contingene,' PaidEmptoyess)Pension Rules, 1979. Ruie 6 (3) provides that on absorption oftemporary employee w'thout Interruption against any regulcrpensionabls post, the service rendered with effect from l'<stJanuary, 1974 onwards, if such service is of less than sixyears[shal!][ be][ counteef][ for]penston[as][ if][ such][ serv]'ir^ wnesrendered in a regular post.It is admitted that the petltioner was absorbed as ternporar)'employee against regular pensionable post vide orcfer datsd13.12.1998, which 's evident from the order of regularizationdated31.12.1998(Ar,nexure P/3).TTie regularizationwasgrantedon completion of 25 years of services'r,WorkCharged Estab!ishment. Rulss 6 of the Pension Rules 1979,provides for commencement of qualifying service for grant o.fPenslon. Rules 6 of the Rules 1979 is quoted below:-"A^t?^/"fl(1) 5ubjfchao+er III oftheAAadhyaP.-adeshCivi!provision!.^.r!vi^rssr iion)Rules,1976 of section IV of Atodhy'a

4. Pradesh New Pension Rules, 1951, as the case ma)' be, fo"calculating queslifying service of a permanent employee whorstired as such, the service rendered with effect from the*ko 1st l'January, 1959 onwards shall be counted.

(2) Onabsorptionofapermanentemp'oyeewitiioutInterruption against any "egu.'ar pensionable post, the servicsrendered w'th effectiisi.s!1 <!<-ITijUi'iu^i'y,T^tnSE.'SS^? iy^y10^0 ^fiwurus/T|S"SSr<^9^/^^ aaiuiS'l-i^!!be counted for Pension as if such servlee was "endered in areaular oost.

(3) on absorption of temporor^' employee wi+hout interruptionagainst any regular pens'onabie post, the service renderedwIth effect from 1January, 1974 onwards, if such service !sof Isss ttian six years shall be counted for pension as if sucl-service was rendered in u regular post."

Mrs.AnjuAhuja,learnedbeputySovernmentAdvocats,appearing fo" the respondents/State is not in a position toproduce any otiie" circular except, the PenSion Rules 1979,which areaDDHccb'e i" thecase of the petitioner.The•contention of the respondents that the petitioner has notcompleted 10 years of services as regular employ'ee is notsuppor+ed by any Rule or circu!ar, so as to disqualify workcharged employee from grant of pension. From bare reading Subhcsh

of the provisions of law, it is clear that the petitioner isentitted to pension, as admissible,in accordancs wlth Theaforssaid Pension RuSe, 1979.For ths aforesaid reasons, this petitionis aHowed. It isJlrected that the admissible pension shal! be released withinDeriod of two mfrom today, as the1-itioner hc petInnn"—'';ii.jE-fi»Bii->r^hni-k fr.im^iViil ap.rviff^ss'i y3\<c>,-,-.v?!>-?d..u&-.u/°-<fw',<1 171QQR8, immediately3Htim?n^t^r hi.^ rp.^nli"r'i?^''rit^n. Kh^9 ^t^f nrri^r'IU^ i<lN3'^*5 n'^t^^rf tng Bi/- rm^t.e?-^dl^-^; t >^<