IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWPOA No. 7539 of 2020 Date of Decision: 8.12.2023 _____________________________________________________________________

Dr. Brij Lal Sharma ……...Petitioner Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and Anr.

…....Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur, Judge.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Sharma, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?

For the Petitioner: Ms. Babita Chauhan, Advocate.

For the Respondents: Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr.

Ramakant Sharma, Additional Advocate General.

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Vivek Sin gh Thakur, J. (Oral)

Petitioner was appointed as Ayurvedic Doctor on contract basis gin the year 1999 and his services were regularized on 25.11.2008 without interruption and petitioner has retired from the services on 31.03.2015.

2. Petitioner has approached this Court seeking direction to the respondents to grant him pension and other retiral benefits by counting entire service towards qualifying service for the purpose of pension.

3. Issue involved in present petition is no longer res integra and stands settled by various judgments of this High Court as well as Supre