CWP(T) No. 4476/2008 (OA 1422/97) 14.5.2009 Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. Shashi Shirshoo, Advocate, for the respondents. The petition was filed on 24.7.1997 before the erstwhile H.P. State Administrative Tribunal. The same was admitted on 26.12.1997. By virtue of the provision of the Himachal Pradesh Administrative Tribunal (Transfer of decided and pending cases and applications) Act, 2008 (No. 14 of 2008) the matter now stands transferred to this Court. In the present case petitioner was enrolled in the armed forces prior to 1.11.1962. Keeping in view the ratio of law laid down by the Apex Court in State of Himachal Pradesh versus Piar Singh, 2002 (6) SLR 24 the benefits of the services rendered by the petitioner in the armed forces, prior to the said date cannot be extended in view of the provision of Demobilized Armed Forces Personnel (Reservation of Vacancies in H.P. State Non-Technical Services) Rules, 1972. Hence the respondents have correctly taken the view while rejecting the petitioner’s prayer as per Annexure P-5. Petition is dismissed. (Sanjay Karol), Judge. May 14, 2009 (PK)