MAN SINGH Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Petitioner was appointed purely on temporary basis as a Social Studies Master in the State of Punjab vide Annexure P-1 on 7.9.1978.

(2.) The State of Punjab in the short reply has not denied the service but it was stated that since the petitioner retired from State of Haryana, therefore, the Education department, State of Haryana has correctly counted his service rendered in the State of Haryana. It was primary function of Education Department of the State of Haryana to count the period of service rendered by the petitioner in Education Department of State of Punjab after following the procedure, if the petitioner applies for the job in the Haryana State through proper channel. Thereafter, the work related to refixation of pension rests with the Accountant General (A&E), Haryana, Chandigarhrespondent No.5.

(3.) The stand of the State of Haryana is that the provisions of Rules 3.17 Volume II of Service Rules are not attracted in the case of the petitioner and his past service rendered in State of Punjab cannot be counted for the grant of pension. The facts claimed by the petitioner are not denied. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have also carefully gone through the file.