IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP Nos. 8726 of 2011 Date of decision: 14.10.2011 Jai Prakash vs. State of H.P. and ors. Coram : The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Ahuja, Judge. For the petitioner: Ms. Archana Dutt, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, AG with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. AG and Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. AG for the State. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J.(Oral): The petitioner has two grievances; (i) counting of ad hoc J.B.T. service as qualifying service for the purpose of increments and pension; and (ii) counting of the ad hoc service followed by regular service on the post of Shashtri for the purpose of pension and increments. 2. As far as the first issue is concerned, the period of service as J.B.T. on ad hoc basis shall be counted as qualifying service for the purpose of pension, but not for increments, as held by this Court in the judgment rendered in CWP No.1140 of 2011, dated 29.7.2011, titled Lekh Raj and another versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. As far as the second grievance is concerned, the period of ad hoc service followed by regular service will be counted for the purpose of increments and pension as held by this Court in the judgments rendered in LPA No.36 of 2010, Sita Ram versus State of H.P., dated 15.7.2010 and CWP No.4550 of 2010, Ravi Kumar versus State of HP and another, 2 dated 16.12.2010. The needful action in the light of above declarations shall be taken within a period of four months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment by the petitioner before the second respondent, alongwith a copy each of the judgments referred to above and a copy of the petition by the petitioner. 3. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph) Chief Justice (Justice V.K. Ahuja) October 14, 2011 Judge (BSS/pankaj)