CWP(T) No. 2745 of 2008 (OA No. 2033 of 1995) 04.12.2009 Present:- Ms. Sunita Sharma, counsel for the petitioner. Mr. A.K.Bansal, Additional Advocate General for the respondents. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner was appointed as Panchayat Secretary in Panchayat Bhararu, Tehsil Joginder Nagar, District Mandi on 1.10.1955. The petitioner was earlier employee of Gram Panchayat and the services of the employees of the Gram Panchayat were taken over by the Panchayat Samitis on 1.9.1977. The petitioner became the employee of Panchayat Samiti on 1.9.1977. The State vide office memo dated 3.1.1990 Annexure A-2 took over the services of Panchayat Secretaries w.e.f. 1.6.1984. The petitioner had retired as Panchayat Secretary on 30.9.1995. The service of the petitioner as Panchayat Secretary for the purpose of pensionary benefits has not been counted by the State w.e.f. 1.9.1977 instead the service of the petitioner for pensionary benefits has been counted w.e.f. 1.6.1984. The petitioner has prayed several reliefs in the petition but the learned counsel for the petitioner has confined the claim of the petitioner to relief No. (iii). It has been stated by the learned counsel for the petitioner that Erroneously date 1.10.1955 has been mentioned in relief No.(iii) and this date should be read 1.9.1977. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that for the purpose - 2 - of pensionary benefits, the service of the petitioner as Panchayat Secretary may be counted w.e.f. 1.9.1977. In support of the case of the petitioner, the learned counsel for the petitioner has relied Division Bench judgment dated 31.7.2008 passed in CWP No. 1802 of 2002 wherein the Division Bench has affirmed the judgment of the erstwhile Tribunal for counting the services of Panchayat Secretaries rendered by them in Panchayat Samitis for releasing retiral benefits. This submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner has not been contradicted by Mr. A.K.Bansal, learned Additional Advocate General appearing on behalf of the respondents. Mr. A.K.Bansal, learned Additional Advocate General has rather stated that to this extent the case of the petitioner is covered by judgment dated 31.7.2008. In these circumstances, the petition is allowed. The respondents are directed to count past service of petitioner as Panchayat Secretary rendered by him in Panchayat Samiti w.e.f. 1.9.1977 onwards for purpose of pensionary benefits, arrears be calculated and paid to petitioner within a period of three months from today. The petition stands disposed of on the above terms. December 4, 2009. ( Kuldip Singh ) (GR) Judge.