C.W.P. No. 18653 of 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 18653 of 2009 Date of decision: 07.12.2009 Ram Singh ....Petitioner Versus The Punjab State Electricity Board and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD K. SHARMA Present: - Mr. V.K. Shukla, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** VINOD K. SHARMA, J (ORAL) The petitioner has invoked the writ jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to claim benefit under the Assured Career Progression Scheme for grant of higher pay scale/benefit of ACP on completion of 16/23 years of service. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is, that the claim of the petitioner is not being considered by ignoring the ad hoc service rendered by him, which was continuous with the regular service, though the benefit of ad hoc service had been granted to him towards pensionary benefits. This contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner cannot be accepted, in view of the law laid down by the Hon'ble Division Bench of this Court in Hanumant Singh and others Vs. State of Haryana and others, 2008(4) RSJ 756 laying down therein, that for the purposes of grant of higher pay scale/benefit under ACP on completion of 8/18 or C.W.P. No. 18653 of 2009 -2- 10/20 of service the benefit of ad hoc service/work charged service is not to be granted. In view of the authoritative pronouncement by the Hon'ble Division Bench of this Court in Hanumant Singh and others Vs. State of Haryana and others(supra), there is no merit in the writ petition, which is ordered to be dismissed in limine. No costs. (Vinod K. Sharma) Judge December 07, 2009 R.S.