ORDER

Rajbir Sehrawat, J. (Oral). - This order will dispose of four writ petitions, CWP No.2526 of 2011 wherein the petitioner has challenged the order dated 13.12.2010 whereby the earlier order dated 21.05.1992, granting retrospective service benefits to the petitioner have been withdrawn, CWP No. 10074 of 2011 wherein the petitioner has challenged the order dated 04.05.2011 ordering recovery from him, CWP No.7217 of 2016 wherein the petitioner has sought release of retiral/pensionary benefits as per his full entitlement, and the CWP No.10103 of 2000 wherein a different petitioner has challenged the grant of retrospective benefits to the petitioner of abovementioned three petitions vide order dated 21.05.1992. For reference the main facts, as are involved in all these petitions, are taken from CWP No.2526 of 2011.

2. The undisputed facts involved in these cases are that the petitioner was appointed as Clerk with respondent-Department on contract basis vide order dated 26.04.1973. Accordingly, he had submitted his joining on the same date. Subsequently, the applications were invited for filling up the posts of Clerk on regular basis, vide advertisement issued in April, 1974. The peti