1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T)No. 6746 of 2008 Decided on: 16.8.2010. _____________________________________________________________ Mast Ram Petitioner Versus State of H.P. & others. Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge. For the petitioner: Mr. Y.S. Thakur, Advocate vice Mr. K.D. Shreedhar, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. R.K. Sharma, Senior Additional Advocate General. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral): The writ petition is filed with the following prayers:- (i) That the applicant may be held entitled to count the period of ad- hoc service from 18.12.1989 to 18.12.1999 towards seniority, payment of annual increments and pay fixation etc. Respondents may be directed to give to the applicant the arrears of salary along with interest due and admissible to him after giving him the benefit of ad- hoc service towards seniority and pay fixation. (ii) That respondent may be directed to award special certificate of J.B.T. to the applicant on completion of five years service as has been done 2 in the case of volunteer teachers. The applicant may be further held entitled to all the service benefits after the award of special certificate of J.B.T. on completion on 5 years service. In case, ad-hoc appointment is followed by regular appointment on the same post, that period is liable to be counted for the purpose of increment and pension, which is a settled position. A reference is invited to one of the several decisions of this court as in CWP (T) No. 6165 of 2008, titled Data Ram Versus State of H.P. and others. It is submitted that the same judgment has been implemented. In case, the petitioner has not been granted the benefit, the petitioner may file appropriate representation along with copy of the judgment, referred above, before the second respondent, in which second respondent will take appropriate action in the matter of increment and pension and not seniority within a period of four months thereafter. The benefit, if any, the petitioner is found eligible, will also be disbursed, if not already disbursed, within another two months. The petition stands disposed of so also the pending applications, if any. Copy dasti. ( Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. ( Kuldip Singh), Judge. August 16, 2010 (sks/pankaj)