HARDEV PRASAD VERMA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD learned Counsel for the parties.

(2.) THIS writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with the prayer that respondents be directed to grant him pension from the date of his initial appointment w.e.f. 1.7.1966 till he retired on 8.2.2000 instead of 6.7.1972 to 8.2.2000.

(3.) SHRI Hemant Gupta, learned Additional Government Counsel has opposed the writ petition and has argued that appointment of the petitioner was made only on ad -hoc temporary basis and that it was for the time specified. Learned Government Counsel submitted that an ad -hoc temporary post cannot be counted as part of the qualifying service. The writ petition therefore be dismissed.