JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent, to set aside the order dated 22.11.2018 made in W.P.No.33325 of 2012.)

R. Subramanian, J.

1. The appellants, viz. the Government of Puducherry and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute, Karaikal are on Appeal against the order of the Writ Court directing payment of pension treating the first respondent as a Government Servant till date of his retirement i.e. 01.09.2012, after setting aside the orders of the fourth respondent dated 13.09.2012, 28.05.2012, 10.09.2012 and the order of the Secretary to Government, Agricutural Department dated 14.02.2012.

2. The facts that are necessary for the disposal of this Writ Appeal are as follows:

The first respondent joined as a Trainee in the Agricultural Department of Puducherry on 14.11.1973. He was promoted and posted as an Agricultural Officer on 08.09.1981 with effect from 24.06.1981. The Government of Puducherry started the second appellant Institute at Karaikal on 30.11.1987. The first respondent was deputed to serve in the said Institute from 05.11.1990 under an order of the Government dated 21.02.1991. On 11.09.1996 the firs