Gagan Singh vs State of Himachal Pradesh

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2023 Supreme(HP) 476

RANJAN SHARMA
Gagan Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. Parkash Sharma.
For the Respondents:Mr. Rajan Kahol, Additional Advocate General, Mr. Tek Ram Sharma.

JUDGMENT :

Ranjan Sharma, J.

Notice. Mr. Rajan Kahol, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of respondents No.1 & 3. Mr. Chitranjan K. Sharma, learned counsel appears and waives service of notice on behalf of respondent No.4.

2. With the consent of the parties, the instant writ petition is taken up for disposal, at this stage, in view of the peculiar facts as borne out from the pleadings.

3. The petitioner has filed the instant writ petition with the following prayer(s):-

“(i) That the respondents may kindly be directed to count service as qualifying service of petitioner towards pension with effect from 31.03.2012 from the date granted daily wages status followed by regularization without interruption and consequently he may be held entitled to pensionary benefits under CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972, with all consequential benefits;

(ii) That the respondents may kindly be directed to extend the benefit of Apex Court Judgment in Bego Devi Vs. State of HP, reported in Latest HLJ 2022 (Vol-II) (HP) 817 to the petitioner. Consequently, he may be held entitled pensionary benefits, with all consequential benefits.”

4. The case of the petitioner is that

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