REVATI DEVI Vs. STATE OF UTTARANCHAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Sri C. D. Bahuguna, counselfor the petitioner and Standing counsel for the respondents.

(2.) BY the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to pay pension and other post retiral dues to the petitioner with effect from the date of her retirement on superannua tion with interest @ 12% per annum.

(3.) THE petitioner was initially ap pointed on 28-6-1980 on fixed pay. She was continued working as Class IV employee on minimum pay scale till 1-10-1995 when she was made regular. She retired from service on 1-10-2001 after supperannuation. Thus she has completed 20 years continuous service as class IV employee in the respondent Department. THE service rendered by the petitioner as temporary employee getting fixed pay at minimum of the pay scale, cannot be excluded for counting her total service for the pur pose of pensionary and other service benefits.