JUDGMENT :

SANDEEP SHARMA, J.

1. In the year 1990, petitioner herein was engaged as Part Time Worker 1990 but his service were converted into Whole Time Contingent Paid Worker vide order dated 29.12.2001 (Annexure A-1) in time scale of pay. On account of aforesaid order dated 29.12.2001, petitioner became a temporary employee and was entitled to contribute to GPF. He applied for allotment of GPF number and Accountant General, Himachal Pradesh allotted GPF number to the petitioner. Perusal of Annexure A-2, i.e. annual statement of GPF, reveals that the petitioner after allotment of GPF started making contribution towards GPF.

2. However, in 2006, petitioner was asked not to contribute towards GPF on the ground that his services were regularized in June, 2003. Being aggrieved with the aforesaid action of the respondents, petitioner approached Himachal Pradesh Administrative Tribunal by way OA No. 5820 of 2018, which on account of abolishment of the Himachal Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, stands transferred to this court and re-registered as CWPOA No. 5341 of 2020 praying therein for following main relief:

“That the respondents maybe ordered to allow the applicant to contribute to GPF a