LPA No. 323 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH LPA No. 323 of 2010 Date of decision:- 05.10.2010 Ram Singh ......Appellant Vs The Punjab State Electricity Board through its Secretary and others. ......Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: - Mr. V.K. Shukla, Advocate, for the appellant. Mr. P.S. Thiara, Advocate, for the respondents. * * * * RANJAN GOGOI, J (ORAL) Heard. The issue in the writ petition was whether adhoc service which is followed by regular service can be counted for the purposes of grant of higher/promotional pay scales to employees under the scheme brought in force by office order dated 23.04.1990 (Annexure P2). The learned Single Judge having answered the aforesaid question in the negative the writ petitioner has instituted the present appeal. Though an argument has been advanced that the decision rendered in Hanumant Singh and others Vs. State of Haryana and others, 2008(4), RSJ, 756 referred to by the learned Single Judge LPA No. 323 of 2010 2 would not be applicable to the present case, the aforesaid question in our considered view would not be relevant. This is because under the scheme circulated by order dated 23.04.1990 time bound benefit of promotional scales is contingent on completion of 9/16 years of regular service. Only if the said condition is satisfied the employee will be entitled to the higher pay scales at two different stages. Admittedly the appellant/writ petitioner does not have the required period of regular service. We, therefore, find no reason to admit this appeal to regular hearing. The appeal is consequently dismissed, however, without any order as to costs. (RANJAN GOGOI) JUDGE (RAJAN GUPTA) 05.10.2010 JUDGE Amodh