Hon’ble Attau Rahman Masoodi, J.—Supplementary counter-affidavit filed by learned Standing Counsel is taken on record.

2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner does not wish to file any rejoinder-affidavit to the supplementary counter-affidavit.

3. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel who has accepted notice on behalf of respondents.

Factual Background

4. The petitioner was initially appointed as junior clerk on ad hoc basis by order dated 22.4.1989 against a regular post and she was regularized in service on the post of junior clerk under the Uttar Pradesh Regularisation of Ad hoc Appointments (On Posts Outside the Purview of the Public Service Commission) Rules, 1979 as amended in the year 2001 by order dated 30.6.2008.

5. Petitioner has also retired from service in the year 2014 whereafter papers for grant of pension were forwarded to the Treasury for necessary sanction which on being processed have been found to be defective and accordingly her claim for pensionary benefits was returned to the department for rectification of the defects vide l