JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records connected in Lr.O.Mu.Va.Ni2(2)/49506/2014 dated 17.02.2015 of the fourth respondent and quash the same insofar as the petitioners are concerned and direct the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioners and count half of service rendered prior to 01.06.1995 along with regular service for the purpose of pension and grant pension as per the revised norms and pay arrears within a reasonable time.)

Common Order

1. The petitioners were initially appointed as Village Servant on 12.06.1958, 02.02.1956 and 29.10.1962 respectively on contract basis. Admittedly, the initial appointment of the petitioners was on contract basis and their services were provincialised by the Government from 01.06.1995 onwards. The petitioners were paid regular time scale of pay with effect from 01.06.1995 and till such time, they were serving as consolidated pay employees. The petitioners were allowed to retire from service on 31.03.1997, 30.09.1996 and 28.02.1996 respectively on attaining the age of superannuation. Since the petitioners have not c