JUDGMENT :

Deepak Gupta, J.

By way of this writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, petitioner prays for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus by directing the respondents to consider the work-charge period from 03.09.1969 to 03.08.1976 as work-charge Lineman with regular service till 30.11.2024 for the benefit of pension/ gratuity.

2. It is contended by learned counsel that the petitioner was appointed as Work Charge Lineman in the Office of Punjab State Electricity Board at Tarn Taran in the year 1969. He remained in service as Work Charge Lineman without any revision in pay. He was regularised in 1976 and remained in service till 2004 without any break and ultimately, retired in 2004. The grievance of the petitioner is that his work charge period has not been counted in the regular period. He also made repeated representations dated 20.01.2000 (Annexure P.1), 01.10.2013 (Annexure P.2), 14.09.2023 (Annexure P.3) and 10.08.2024 (Annexure P.4) but with no response.

3. On advance notice, Mr. Rajesh Sehgal, Addl. AG, Punjab, appears on behalf of the respondent- State. Ms. Sehaj Sandhawalia, Advocate, appears on behalf of respondents No.2 to 4.

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