IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 21546 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION: December 23, 2008 Kailash Devi …Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present: Mr. K.L. Dhingra, Advocate, for the petitioner. 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? M.M. KUMAR, J. The petitioner has approached this Court with a prayer for issuance of direction to the respondents to treat her entire length of service w.e.f. 7.12.1977 as qualifying service for grant of financial benefits admissible on the length of service, such as A.C.P., additional increments admissible on completion of 8 and 18 years of service, standard grade, retiral benefits on retirement etc. C.W.P. No. 21546 of 2008 We have heard learned counsel at some length and find that the claim of the petitioner with regard to treating the ad hoc service from 7.12.1977 till the date of regularisation for the purpose of A.C.P. etc. cannot be treated as a qualifying service because according to the A.C.P. Rules as interpreting by Hon’ble the Supreme Court in the case of State of Haryana v. Haryana Veternaty and A.H.T.S. Association, AIR 2000 SC 3020, the service which would qualify for seniority alone would be treated for the purpose of A.C.P. However, with regard to the claim made by the petitioner for counting her service for the purpose of retiral benefits, we find that there is merit. In that regard, the petitioner has made representations dated 12.8.2006 and 4.3.2008 (P-8 & P-9) wherein all the claims made in this petition have been incorporated. Accordingly, we direct the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner treating the period of her ad hoc service as qualifying service for the purpose of retirement alone. The claim of the petitioner with regard to seeking benefits for the purpose of A.C.P. is rejected. The writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms. (M.M. KUMAR) JUDGE (K. KANNAN) December 23, 2008 JUDGE Pkapoor 2