JUDGMENT

Sandeep Sharma, J. - By way of present petition filed under Section 226 of the Constitution of India, prayer has been made on behalf of the petitioner to quash the communication dated 11.10.2019 (Annexure A-3), whereby request has been made to respondent No.1 to stop the pension of the petitioner as sanctioned against PPO No. 111165707.

2. For having bird's eye view, certain undisputed facts, which may be relevant for proper adjudication of the case are that the petitioner was appointed as Ayurveda Medical Officer on adhoc basis vide communication dated 23.1.1999 (Annexure P-1). Perusal of aforesaid communication itself suggests that 50 Ayurvedic doctors including petitioner were ordered to be appointed as Ayurvedic Medical Officer Grade-II on ad-hoc basis in the scale of Rs. 7,000-10,980/- on the recommendation of departmental selection committee of the Government. It is not in dispute that subsequently, petitioner, who is named at Sr. No. 45 of the notification referred herein above, was posted as Ayurvedic Medical Officer at Ayurveda Dispensary Kanda in Tehsil Kumarsain, District Shimla. It is also not in dispute that services of the petitioner were regularized on 25.11.