IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.17804 of 2005(O&M) Date of Decision: 25.2.2008 Charanjit Verma Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and another Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Shri B.K.Bagri, Advocate for the petitioner Shri Harish Rathee, Sr. D.A.G. Haryana for the respondents Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) CM No.3035 of 2008 Vide order dated 3.4.2006, CWP No.17804 of 2005 was adjourned sine die and was ordered to be put up for hearing after the decision of review application filed by the State in CWP No.18010 of 2000. In this application, it has been stated that above said review application has been disposed of and in view of that CWP, referred to above, be fixed for hearing. Application is allowed and on request made by counsel for the parties, above said writ petition is taken up on board for hearing. CWP No.17804 of 2005 Counsel for the parties heard. In this writ petition, the petitioner claims that benefit of annual increments be granted to him by taking note of the date of his initial appointment in service. It is not in dispute that the petitioner was taken in service, on ad hoc basis for a period of 89 days, on 31.7.1998. He was allowed to continue in service in that very capacity and ultimately his Civil Writ Petition No.17804 of 2005 service was regularized w.e.f. 1.10.2003. The petitioner claims that to grant benefit of annual increments, period falling between 1998 to 2003 be also counted. To claim above said relief, the petitioner has relied upon ratio of the judgment of this Court in Vijay Bala and others v. State of Haryana and others (CWP No.5277 of 1999), decided on 20.7.2000. Nothing has been shown to us to the contrary. First appointment order dated 31.7.1998 (Annexure P/1) indicates that the petitioner was granted functional pay scale for the post against which he was appointed. Dispute herein pertains only to the grant of increments. Shri Bagri very fairly concedes that if notional benefit of annual increment is granted to the petitioner, he will be satisfied. In view of fair concession given, we allow this writ petition and direct the authorities to calculate annual increments notionally, from the date the petitioner was initially taken in service. However, in view of concession given, he will not be given any actual financial benefit. Necessary exercise be done within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (Jasbir Singh) Judge February 25, 2008 (Jaswant Singh) gk Judge 2