SBCWP NO.12371/08. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR. O R D E R 1) S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION No.12371/2008. Dr.Mahesh Bhutani Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. 2) S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION No.13198/2008. Dr.Dinesh Kumar Azad Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. Date of order:- July 7, 2009. HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMAD RAFIQ Shri Rajendra Soni for the petitioners. Shri S.N. Kumawat, Additional Advocate General. ***** BY THE COURT:- These two writ petitions have been filed with the prayer to direct the respondents to give them benefit of pay protection because their selection and appointment on the post of Medical Officer was preceded by ad hoc appointment in which they had earned certain increments etc. 2) Shri S.N. Kumawat, learned Additional Advocate General has produced before the court copy of the order dated 13/2/2009 wherein such benefits have already been extended to the petitioners. Therefore, according to him, these writ petitions have become infructuous. SBCWP NO.12371/08. 2 3) At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that government should also be directed to treat the period of services rendered by them on ad hoc basis toward qualifying period service for grant of pension. This prayer has strenuously been opposed by the learned Additional Advocate General on the plea that there is no such prayer to this effect. 4) Having regard to the facts of the case, these writ petitions are disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to make specific representation to the government in terms of Rules 12, 13 and 14 of the Rajasthan Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1996 for passing appropriate orders to consider the ad hoc service rendered by them followed by substantive appointment as part of the qualifying period of service for the purpose of pension. On such representation being made, government shall consider and decide the same in accordance with law. The writ petitions are accordingly disposed of. (MOHAMMAD RAFIQ), J. anil