IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No.: 2297 of 2008. Decided on: 19.06.2009. Smt. Parantoshini Sharma. … … Petitioner. Versus The Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board and Others. … … Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, J. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the petitioner: Mr. N.K. Sood, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Shashi Shirshoo, Advocate. Rajiv Sharma, Judge (Oral): Brief facts necessary for adjudication of this petition are that the petitioner has served as Meter Ledger Clerk in Electrical Sub-Division, Sarkaghat from January, 1983 to December, 1983. Thereafter she was re-engaged with effect from September, 1985 to March, 1988. She was again engaged in the month of June, 1990 as Bill Distributor. She was promoted to the post of Peon and thereafter she was appointed as Clerk on regular basis. Mr. N.K. Sood has strenuously argued that his client was entitled to get the period, she has served on daily wages as Meter Reader Clerk Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No. - 2 - with effect from January, 1983 to December, 1983 counted towards seniority. He has further argued that his client was entitled to daily wages of Rs.54/- for the period she has worked as Meter Ledger Clerk. Mr. Shashi Shirshoo has argued that the period with effect from January, 1983 to December, 1983 could not be counted. He then argued that the petitioner has not placed any tangible evidence on record to establish that the work of Meter Ledger Clerk was extracted from her. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and gone through the pleadings carefully. The petitioner was appointed as Meter Ledger Clerk on daily wage basis from January, 1983 to December, 1983. Thereafter she was re-engaged in the month of September, 1985 till March, 1988. This period cannot be counted towards seniority. It is settled law by now that the period is to be counted towards seniority if the regularization is preceded by uninterrupted ad hoc service. The petitioner has only placed on record Annexure P-9 whereby she has worked as Meter Ledger Clerk for 31 days. She is entitled to daily wages of Rs.54/- for these 31 days. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to pay the petitioner daily wage of Rs.54/- for 31 days after adjusting the wages already paid to her as per Annexure P-9 within a period of eight weeks from today. No costs. June 19, 2009. (Rajiv Sharma) *awasthi* Judge.