JUDGMENT :

Heard Mr. Saurabh Shekhar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Rahul Saboo, learned S.C-I for the respondents-State through V.C.

2. The instant writ application was initially preferred by the petitioner praying for a direction upon the respondent Authorities to forthwith release the entire arrears of salary and other dues of the petitioner for the period from March, 1997 till 7.9.2001 along with penal interest.

During pendency of this application an interlocutory application being I.A. No.3441 of 2018 has been filed before this Court for amendment in paragraph No.1 as well as prayer portion of the writ application praying for quashing the order as contained in Memo No.2084 dated 22.11.2008, whereby the claim of the petitioner for payment of salary from March, 1997 till 7.9.2001 has been denied and also for quashing the order as contained in Memo No.261 dated 05.03.2018, whereby the aforesaid period has been treated as “Break in Service” and not to be counted for pensionary benefits; and vide order dated 13.10.2020 of this Court, the I.A. No.3441 of 2018 was allowed and the same has been treated as part of the main writ application.

3. Brief facts of the case are that