IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No.8151/2008 Decided on:19.5.2009 Saroj Bala. …Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. …Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, J. Whether approved for reporting ?1.No. For the petitioner : Mr. D.P. Gupta, Advocate vice Mr. K.D. Shreedhar, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Addl. A.G. with Mr. Rajinder Dogra, Addl. A.G. and Mr. Ramesh Thakur, Asstt. Advocate General. Rajiv Sharma, J. The petitioner was appointed as Art and Craft Teacher. She was given appointment against the post of Junior Basic Trained Teacher in the year 1986. She was granted special Junior Basic Trained Teacher certificate on 25.4.1997. She was regularized on 9.7.1997. The only short question involved in this petition is whether the petitioner is entitled to get the benefit of period spent on ad hoc basis before her regularization for the purpose of annual increments. This question has been decided by this Court in CWP-(T) No. 7712/2008 Paras Ram versus State of Himachal Pradesh of even date. The Court has directed the respondents 1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No. 2 to count the service of those teachers who were appointed against the post of Junior Basic Trained Teacher rendered on ad hoc basis before their regularization for the purpose of annual increments. Accordingly, the petition is allowed. The respondents are directed to count the ad hoc services rendered by the petitioner before her regularization on 9.7.1997 for the purpose of annual increments. There shall, however, be no order as to costs. 19.5. 2009 (Rajiv Sharma ), J. *awasthi*