RAGHUNATH PURTY Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) AS both the appeals arise out of common judgment they are being disposed of by this common order.

(2.) BOTH the appeals have been preferred by the appellants against the last line of paragraph 13 of the impugned judgment dated 22nd March, 2006 passed by the learned single Judge in W.P. (S) No. 6466/2005 and analogous cases. By the impugned judgment, when the learned single Judge held that the Resolution taken by the Government vide memo No. 5826 dated 26th October, 2004 enhancing the age of superannuation of the Government employees from 58 to 60 years shall also apply in the case of the employees of the Zila Parishad and the age of superannuation of the employees of the Zila Parishad shall also be 60 years, made the judgment and such declaration from prospective effect.

(3.) ADMITTEDLY , the employees of Zila Parishad are guided by the Bihar Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishad (Condition of Service) Rules, 1964. The Rule 8 of the said Rule as amended, reads as follows: