(1.) Petitioner worked as Driver in Haryana State Mineral Irrigation Tubewell Corporation (in short 'the HSMITC') from 09.12.1974 to 30.06.2002 when his services were retrenched. As per the Policy of the Government of Haryana, for re-adjustment of the retrenched employees from various board and corporation of the State of Haryana, the petitioner was also appointed as Driver on 18.09.2006 with respondent No.4 i.e. Superintendent, District Jail, Bhiwani, from where he retired on 31.01.2013.
(2.) Petitioner has relied upon the Instructions of Government of Haryana dated 16.12.2010 (Annexure P-13). The relevant extract of the said Instructions is as under:
(3.) Learned counsel for the petitioner has also relied upon the judgment of Hon'ble the Apex Court delivered in case of "State of Haryana and another vs Deepak Sood and others", passed in Civil Appeal No.4446 of 2008, decided on 15.07.2008 (Annexure P-14), wherein in case of adjustment of employees to Octroi Branch in Education Branch, the benefits of past service were given for fixing the pensionary benefits. Hon'ble the Apex Court observed as under: