JUDGMENT :

SUVIR SEHGAL, J.

1. Plaintiff-appellant is before this Court in the instant second appeal seeking modification of the judgments and decrees passed by both the Courts below.

2. Satnam Singh, plaintiff-appellant, filed a suit a verring that initially he was engaged as a Work Charged Project Sectional Officer in the Provincial Sub Division , PWD (B&R), Mukerian, District Hoshiarpur from August, 1968 to 30.06.1970 before joining regular appointment with the same department. He retired on 30.11.2000 from the post of JE/EAE (Extra Assistant Engineer) with an unblemished service record. He claimed that he has been denied the benefit of the work charged service rendered by him and it has not been counted towards his pensionary benefits. He pleaded that there was a delay in the release of commutation of pension, leave encashment, gratuity and other retiral benefits. Payment of missing credit of GPF for some months was pending. He filed a suit for declaration to the effect that the entire service from August, 1968 till his superannuation should be counted towards pension and other service benefits along with consequential benefits and interest on the delayed payment. Upon notice, sui