Case Note & Summary
The case involved a writ petition filed by Avtar Singh and others seeking the counting of their ad hoc service for the purpose of ACP scales under the 4th Punjab Pay Commission. The petitioners contended that their ad hoc service should be considered in determining their eligibility for ACP scales. However, the court referenced two Supreme Court decisions, namely State of Punjab and others Vs. Harjinder Kaur and others and State of Haryana Vs. Haryana Veterinary & AHTS Association, which clarified that only regularized service is eligible for counting towards ACP scales, explicitly excluding ad hoc service. The court found that the petitioners could not obtain favorable consideration in light of these precedents. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed, affirming the legal position established by the Supreme Court regarding the counting of service for ACP scales.
Headnote
A) Service Law - Counting of Service for ACP Scales - Exclusion of Ad Hoc Service - Punjab Pay Commission, 4th - The court held that only regularized service is counted for ACP scales, excluding ad hoc service as per Supreme Court precedents. The petitioners' claim was dismissed based on established legal principles. (Paras 1-2).
Issue of Consideration
Whether ad hoc service can be counted for the purpose of ACP scales.
Final Decision
The court dismissed the writ petition, affirming that only regularized service is counted for ACP scales, excluding ad hoc service.
Law Points
- Counting of service
- ACP scales
- exclusion of ad hoc service
- regularized service
- Supreme Court precedents
