(1.) This order shall dispose of Civil Writ Petition No. 5690 of 1991 as also Civil Writ Petition No. 16604 of 1991. Both these writ petitions have been filed by the same petitioner.
(2.) The petitioner had joined the Indian Navy on April 8 1962 and was released therefrom on April 8 1972. After his release from the Navy he joined as a Clerk in the Sub Office Cadre of the Agriculture Department on October 17 1977. After the department of Agriculture was bifurcated a separate Directorate came into being as Horticulture Department to which the petitioner was allocated. The petitioner was given benefit of Rule 4 of the Punjab Government National Emergency Concession Rules 1965 and his service in the Navy rendered during the period of emergency i.e. October 26 1962 to January 10 1968 was reckoned towards his increments by giving him deemed date of appointment.
(3.) On May 7 1987 vide Annexure P.1 Director of Horticulture Punjab addressed a communication to all subordinate offices of Horticulture Department for filling up posts of Clerks in the Head Office. The said letter when translated into English reads as under :-