1. Petitioner claims to have passed Matriculation in the year 1982 and B.A. Final in 1999 as private candidate. Petitioner thus claims to be Graduate. Petitioner who was working as substitute Forest Guard came to be temporarily appointed as Forest Guard in the pay scale of 410-625. Vide Forest order No. 383 of 1983-83 dated 29.10.1983, the post against which the petitioner was engaged was withdrawn from Social Forestry Division, Baramulla and allotted to Bandipora Division. The order was issued by the then Chief Conservator of Forests, J&K Govt, Srinagar. After engagement of the petitioner as Forest Guard, his service book was prepared and was given all the service benefits attached to the post of Forest Guard. The petitioner became member of forest service of the State Government. It is further claimed that in the year 1986 the petitioner successfully completed the training course from Kashmir Forest Training School, Chatternar, Kashmir. Petitioner was given benefit of Higher Standard Pay Rules of 1996 issued vide SRO 14 dated 15.1.1996.

2. Petitioners service is governed by J&K Forest (Subordinate) Service Recruitment Rules, 1991(for short Rules of 1991). In terms of Rules of 1991

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