SH. KRISHAN CHANDRA BISHNOI AND ANOTHER Vs. CHAUDHARY CHARAN SINGH HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, HISAR AND OTHERS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The writ petition has been filed in the names of Krishan Chandra Bishnoi and Dr. D.N. Srivastava as petitioners. The entire body of the petition refers only to 1st petitioner and even the order, which is impugned in the writ petition, which is passed by the Haryana Agriculture University on 26.10.2002 refers only to the name of Dr. Bishnoi. It is not seen as to how the 2nd petitioner has also been made as party. The disposal of the case, therefore, only concerns the claim of the 1st petitioner. The petitioner, who was retiree from the Department of Haryana Agriculture University seeks for consideration of redressal by counting the period of service in Rajasthan University.

(2.) The petitioner's claim is made on the basis of what is contained in Chapter VIIIA Clause 3.2, reproduced as 3.3 (i) and (ii) in the impugned order. The same is reproduced here as well, for that would give the basis for his claim that he was entitled to count the number of years of service in the previous employment as well:-

(3.) The petitioner had been appointed as a Research Assistant in the Department of Agriculture University, Rajasthan on 04.08.1966 and served till 22.10.1970. He had submitted his resignation to the Director, Agriculture University on joining as an Assistant Professor in the Agriculture University at Hisar on 23.10.1970. He retired on 30.09.2011 on his attaining the age of superannuation. During his period of service with the University, the pension scheme was notified when the University had called upon the employees on 26.02.1999 to opt for pension in the place of Contributory Provident Fund. The petitioner had exercised his option in March, 1999 and during his service, he had also submitted his papers for pensionary benefit before his retirement as admissible under Rule 3.2 of the Pension Rules.