ORDER Narinder Thakur, Vice Chairman: - The applicants four in number joined service in Animal Husbandry as under"- (1) Applicant No.1 as a mechanic on 2.12.1974. (2) Applicant No. 2 as Dairy Supervisor on 13.7.1975 (3) Applicant No. 3 as a Transport mechanic on 13.2.1976. (4) Applicant No. 4 as a Driver on 10.12.1984

2. After some time they gave their options to join in the Milk Federation. Their services were terminated after sometime by the Milk Federation and they filed a Writ petition before the Honble High Court which was ordered to be transferred as TA No. 880/86 to this Tribunal. The Tribunal gave directions on May 22,1991 (Annexure-A-6) that the period of services rendered by the applicants and other similarly situated persons with the Milk Federation be treated as on deputation period so as to make them eligible for pensionary benefits on completion of 10 years of service These directions were complied with and the applicants were treated to be on deputation with Federation till they completed their ten years of service, so as to make them eligible for pensionary benefits. However, a new controversy was raised to dis-entitle the applicants for pensionary benefits i