Harish Lakhanpal vs State of H. P.

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2024 Supreme(HP) 77

SATYEN VAIDYA
Harish Lakhanpal – Appellant
Versus
State of H. P. – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. Rajnish Maniktala, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Naresh Verma, Advocate.
For the Respondents:Mr. L.N. Sharma, Additional Advocate General, Mr. Anand Sharma, Senior Advocate with Mr. Karan Sharma, Adv.

JUDGMENT :

Satyen Vaidya, J.

By way of instant petition, petitioner has prayed for the grant of following substantive reliefs:

“i) That the services rendered by the petitioner in GGDSD College, Rajpur with effect from 02.04.1991 upto 19.05.2000 may be counted for the purposes of grant of pay scales including senior scale, selection grade etc. as per the UGC pay scales applicable from time to time.

(ii) That the respondents may be directed to grant all the arrears of the pay scales so permitted by the Court after his fixation in the appropriate scales upon counting of his old service put in GGDSD College, Rajpur.

(iii) That the petitioner may also be held entitled to interest @ 12% per annum on all due and admissible payments.”

2. The petitioner in the first instance was appointed as Lecturer in Zoology on ad hoc basis on 10.07.1988 in GGDSD College, Rajpur, District Kangra, H.P. (for short, “Rajpur College”).

3. The Rajpur College was affiliated to Himachal Pradesh University (for short, “HPU”). Being affiliated college of HPU, the appointments of the teaching staff in Rajpur College was governed by the provisions of the Ordinances of the HPU. The petitioner was offered post of Lecturer