1. Mr. Mohit Bhauryal, learned counsel for the petitioners.

2. Mr. Pradeep Hairiya, learned Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand.

3. Since common questions of fact and law are involved in both the petitions, therefore, these petitions are clubbed together and decided by this common judgment. However, for the sake of brevity and convenience, facts of WPSS No. 2294 of 2025 alone are being considered and discussed.

4. Petitioner was initially appointed on daily wages on 19.03.1975 for discharging duties as Forest Guard and his services were regularised on 15.09.2003. Petitioner retired from the post of Forest Guard on 30.09.2012. After his retirement, petitioner was not given pension on the ground that he has not rendered minimum qualifying service of ten years, post regularisation. Petitioner filed a writ petition and pursuant to the direction in that writ petition, petitioner was given pension.

5. Petitioner contends in this writ petition that earlier he was given ₹12600+Dearness Relief as pension; however, by communication dated 04.09.2025, issued by Divisional Forest Officer, Bageshwar Forest Division,