K MUTHUSAMY Vs. GOVERNMENT OF TAMILNADU REP BY ITS SECRETARY, ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST DEPARTMENT, FORT ST GEORGE, CHENNAI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The relief sought for in this writ petition is for a direction to the respondents to count half of the service rendered by the petitioner as Plot Watcher on daily wage basis from 01.02.1982 to 06.08.2009 along with the regular service rendered by him as Plot Watcher (Supernumerary) and Forest Watcher from 07.08.2009 to till the date of his retirement namely 31.03.2018 as qualifying service, send the revised proposal to the 4th respondent, grant pension to the petitioner with all consequential monetary benefits. all consequential monetary benefits.

(2.) The grievance of the writ petitioner is that the services rendered by him in the posts of Plot Watcher, Plot Watcher(Supernumerary) and Forest Watcher has not been taken into account for the purpose of reckoning the qualifying service and also to extend the benefit of the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules. In fact, his services are taken into account with effect from the date of regularization without counting the 50% of the services rendered by him as temporary employee. The benefit of counting of the 50% services are already extended by the Government as per the amended Rule 11 of the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules 1978. Thus, the benefit to be extended to the petitioner also.

(3.) The amended Rule 11 of the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules in respect of qualifying service, which is extracted hereunder: