CWP No.3952/2009 14.10.2011 Present: Ms Priyanka Chauhan vice Mr. P.P. Chauhan, counsel for the petitioner. Mr. Ramesh Thakur, Assistant Advocate General, for the respondents. Reply has not been filed. Matter is stated to be covered by a Division Bench judgment of this Court, delivered in LPA No.36 of 2010, titled Sita Ram versus State of H.P. and others, decided on 15th July, 2010, wherein it has been held that adhoc service, followed by regular service, is to be treated as qualifying service for the purpose of increments and pension. Hence, the present petition is disposed of, with a direction to the respondents to treat adhoc service of the petitioner as qualifying service for increments and pension. Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. October 14, 2011(sd) ( Surjit Singh ), J.