JUDGMENT :

(Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J.)

The petitioners in essence are seeking a direction to the respondents to count ad hoc service rendered by them as qualifying service for the purpose of grant of pension under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 [CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972) as well as General Provident Fund (GFP in short) alongwith consequential benefits.

2. The case set up by the petitioners is that: -

2(i) The petitioners, seventeen in number, were initially appointed on ad hoc basis as Veterinary Officers between the years 1993 to 2000 (detail is as under):-