(1.) Heard Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, learned counsel for petitioner and Mr. Vivek Shukla, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for State.
(2.) The petitioner has instituted this writ petition assailing judgment and order dated 16.11.2015 passed by State Public Services Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as 'Tribunal') and punishment order dated 7.9.2007 passed by the competent authority. He has claimed relief for all consequential service benefits of pay, arrears of pay and to revise the pension. Vide impugned judgment and order dated 16.11.2015, Tribunal has dismissed Claim Petition No. 2446 of 2010 (Vachaspati Dixit Vs. State of U.P. and another) as time barred.
(3.) It is pleaded in the grounds of writ petition that the petitioner has attained the age of superannuation on 31.12.2013 from the post of District Entertainment Tax Officer at Gorakhpur. He was in the pay-scale of Rs. 20820 and Grade Pay of Rs. 4800 and his post was Class-II Officer. It is contended that The Tribunal has rejected claim petition illegally on the ground of limitation observing that the claim petition has been filed after lapse of five years. The Tribunal has applied wrong provisions of U.P. Public Services Tribunal Act, 1976 (hereinafter referred to as Tribunal Act , 1976).