CWP NO.4331 OF 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. DATE OF DECISION: 19.3.2009 Dr.Surinder Singh ...Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab & Others …Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.H.S.Dhindsa, Advocate for the petitioner Ms.Charu Tuli, Sr. DAG, Punjab Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. On the asking of this Court, Ms.Charu Tuli accepts notice on behalf of the respondents-State. With the consent of the counsel, this petition is disposed of at motion stage. The petitioner was initially appointed as Medical Officer on ad hoc basis on 29.1.1987 vide appointment letter dated 20.1.1987 (Annexure P-1). He was regularized on 25.6.1992 vide order dated 21.5.1993 ( Annexure P- 2). Some of the persons junior to the petitioner were regularized on completion of five years of service w.e.f. 28.1.1991. In the regularization order dated 21.5.1993, the petitioner's name figures at Sr.No.26 whereas one Gurjit Singh at Sr.No.75 also stands regularized. A similar issue came CWP NO.4331 OF 2009 2 up for consideration in CWP No.9370 of 2008 which was decided on 17.2.2009 by this Court. In the aforesaid writ petition, this Court passed following directions:- “The respondents in the reply have admitted the fact of regularization of juniors on the basis of four years service on ad hoc basis. Petitioner cannot be treated differently. This petition accordingly succeeds and the respondents are directed to give the benefit of regularization to the petitioner on the analogy of his juniors and the petitioner shall be deemed to have been regularized on completion of four years service on ad hoc basis. He will be entitled to all consequential benefits.” The petitioner's case is similar to the aforesaid case. He is also entitled to the relief in terms of the aforesaid directions. Disposed of. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 19.3.2009 MFK