Babu Mathew P. Joseph, J.

This Original Petition has been filed challenging Annexure-1 order of the Kerala Administrative Tribunal dismissing T.A. No. 4786 of 2012 (W.P.(C) No.25526 of 2011) filed by the petitioner.

2. The brief facts necessary for disposing of this Original Petition are stated as follows: The petitioner was appointed as a Lower Division Clerk on 05-02-1976 in the Department of Collegiate Education on the advice of the Kerala Public Service Commission. He had retired from service as a Junior Superintendent on 31-03-2000. Before entering the Government service, he had rendered service as a Lower Division Clerk/Bill Collector in the Municipal Common Service from 13-08-1973 to 04-02-1976. He was relieved from the Municipal Common Service on 04-02-1976 for taking up appointment in the Government service. Accordingly, he joined the Government service as a Lower Division Clerk on 05-02-1976 without any interruption in service. His pay and allowances were fixed, as per Government letter No.35383/F3/85/H/Edn. dated 23-07-1987, on the basis of the pay drawn by him in the Municipal Common Service as provided under Rule 159 in Part I of the Kerala Service Rules (for s