IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No.7887 of 2010. Decided on: 28th December, 2010. Puran Dass. ….. Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. and anr. …… Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Ahuja, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. Tek Chand Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General, with Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. Advocate General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed with the following prayer: “(i) That the respondents may kindly be directed to count the past service of the petitioner rendered as Panchayat Secretary under Panchayat Samiti from 2.9.65 to 31.5.1984 towards qualifying service for the purpose of pension, retiral and other consequential benefits.” 2. It is submitted that similarly situated persons have already been granted the benefits pursuant to the directions issued by this Court in Annexure P-3, judgment. In case the petitioner is also similarly situated, there is no justification in discriminating him. 3. Therefore, there will be a direction to the first respondent to look into the matter and in case the petitioner is similarly situated as the petitioner covered by the 2 judgment, referred to above, a similar benefit shall be extended to the petitioner herein also. The needful, as above, shall be done within a period of one month from the date of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition by the petitioner. 4. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. Dasti copy. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 28th December, 2010. ( Justice V.K. Ahuja), (tr) Judge.