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oft wo yearsin t hefirst inst anceThe con6rm at ionis subj ectt o availabilit yof andseniorit yand servicerecord I n respectoft heseniorit yfollowingcondit ionwas 11 seniorit ywill be fixed in accordancewit h t he rules andt his will not affect t he t he candidat esrecom m endedby int ernse HPSC The service of t he em ployeeswcre lat erconfinnedOne of lhe 0 conflrm at ionlet t ersdat ed1561993 is placedon recordas Annexure Pa3 The pet it ioners haveplacedon recordt he det ails of t heir ad hoc engagem entdat esof j oiningon dat esof confirm at ionandalso dat esof awaiSdof seniorscaleandselect ion gradeI t is allegedt hat while grant ingt hemseniorscaleandselect iongradet heir ad hoc G hasbeencount ed I t is furt herallegedt hat even duringt heir ad hoc servicediey weregrant edt he benefitof incrcm ent sleaveandot herservicebene8t sas were available t o t heregularlyappoint edLect urers The have lnher st at edt hatt heywere grant edt he benefit of t he revised pay scale 111 accordancewit h t he Singh Gagan Preet 2014.03.25 13:58 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH 0 JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 59 3 e 0 Z Z 2 P 4r c8 3 m em Z eeV 1 CWP No8604 of 2007 et ce 4 Orent s Com m ission and t heir pastservice was count edas pcr t he govem m ent leUer dat ed8122000 AnnexureP41The pet it ionershave heavilyrelied upon UGC which int eralia providefor count ingof post service The guidelinesrelied uponby t he pet it ionersare placcdon record as AnncxuroPa5Tho relcvm t ext ract oft he sam eis reproducedas underl 0 9COUNTlNG OF PAST SERVI CE 1 Service wit hout any break as a Lect urer or ln a Universit yCollegeNat ionalLaborat ory or ot herscient ific UGC eg CSI R I CAR DRDO 1 I CSSR I CHR and as a UGC ResearchScient ist shouldbe count edfor placem entof lect urersin Senior ScalelSelect ionGradeprovidedt hat iI Thepostwas in equivalentgradelscaleofpayas t hepost ofa Lect urer rLect urer for t he postw8enot lower t hant he by t he UGC for t he post of candidat es whoapplyfor directrecruit m entshould applyt hroughpropercht m nels 6 0v1Theconcem ed Lect urers possessedt he m lnlm lUll 4 by t he UGC for Lect urerS vI Thepostwas filledin accordancewit h t he select ionprocedureas laid down by t he 0 vilThe was not ad hoc or in a I eavevacancy oflesst hanone yeardurat ionAd hoc serviceofm ore t han oneyeardurat ioncan becount edprovided Singh Gagan Preet 2014.03.25 13:58 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH 5 4 JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document V 60 L0 e P LX 0 D Z 2 r Z c8 0 a Z W CWP NoS604 of2007 et c 0 5 aI Theadhocservicewas ofm ore t han one year durat ion brhcincum bentwas appoint edon t he dulyconet it ut edSelect lonCom m it t eeand c wasselect edt o t he post n l The t o t he adhocservicewit hout any break on behalfof t he t hateven under t he aforcsaid on ad hoc basis for grant ofsenior scaleand select iongradeAs a m at t er of fact t he One of t he nam elySaj j an Lect urer m ade a dat ed 23 2005 which has been vide order dat ed 243006 I t is also t he case of t he t hat som e of t he em ployeeswho wereworkingin privat ecolleget akcnbyt lle Govem m enthavebeengrm t edt hebene8t renderedandreferenceis m adet o one Sh RJCArora ofad hoc 1 det ailed I t is t he st andof t he t hat ad hoc servicerenderedbhe cannot be count ed Educat ionCollegeCadrel t he seniorit yin t erm s of Rulc 11 of t he Haryana t he B ServiceRules1986 t o as Rulesl which int er alia requirescont inuousservice fort hswurposeof seniorit y t hust he seniorit yof t he pet it ionersCall onlybe reckonedfrom t he dat e of t heir and not from t hedat e on ad hoc Bot h t he sideshaverelied uponvarious j udgm ent sof t his Courtand of have raised t he quest ionof t he Honble Suprem eCourt The1 t he aHect edpersonsas part iest o t he whose seniorit yis likelyt o be effect edif t he t hebenefit of ad hoc serviceI t is furt herpleadedt hatt he variousseniorit ylist s from t im et o t im ewhereint he1t it ionershavebeenshownj uniort o vwlous I t is m ent ionedt hatt he 8rst seniorit ylist was issuedshowingt he posit ionas 0 Singh Gagan Preet 2014.03.25 13:58 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 61 e 13 m 0 X D e Z Z e 021 VA2 Z Om dm e CWP N008604 of2007 et ee 6 exist son 41987 Thesecondseniorit ylist showingt he posit ionon 111993 t he t hird list showingt he posit ionon l 1997 and t he 4 one showingt he posit ionOll Pet it ioners havebeen showneven below candidat esoft folleges wken over by t he St at Oe The have alsoplacedon reeordnot ificat iondat ed9121992 whereby rulesundcrprovisot o Art icle 309oft he Const it ut ionoflndia was not iOedfor Oxat ionof 31121990 The releva t he ad hoc Class U em ployeesregularizedwef 1 rulegovem ingt heseniorit yis reproducedas underl 1 The seniorit y of t he ad hoc Class I I em ployeesSO wit h effectfrom t he31 Decem ber 1990vism t vis t he Class I I on t he sam e dat e on basis shall be det erm inedwit h effect Oom 31 Decem ber1990Theint erm seseniorijof suchadhocClass shall be det erm inedin accordancewit h t he I l dat eof t heirj oiningt heposton ad hoc basis I f t hedat eof j oiningt he post slon ad hoc basis by such ad hoc seniorit y t o an youngerin age I f t he dat e of t he direct recruit and t he dat e of of ad hoc em ployeeis t he sam e t hc direct recruitshallbe senior Accordingt o t he pet it ionerst heir servlces by t he Punj ab 0 Educat ionalServiceRules 1937 lereinaRercalledt he 1937RuleslRules relevantfor t hepurposeoft hesepet it ionsare reproducedas under t o post sin t heserviceshall bem adebye Aut horit iesbywhom t o be m ade bNhe ofcollegesin t he case oflect ureassist ant s PrincipalI nwence CollegeGhoragaliin t hecase clt heDirect orof PublicI nst ruct ionPunj abin t hecase of all ot herpost sl 1 Singh Gagan Preet 2014.03.25 13:58 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH 0 JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 62 1 4 7 CWP Noe8604of2007 et ce 0 7 Provided t hat in all cases where t he Direct or is t h8 appoint ingaut horit ydivisioll inspect orscircle and principalsof Govem m entcollegesm ay m ake a t he t em poraryor ofOciat ingappoint m entot her t han t hat of a hcad of an inst it ut ion if periodoft he doesnot exceed four m ont hs in durat ion 6Met hod of recruit m entRecruit m entt o t he Serviceshallbe lJby direct or cb by t ransfer Depent of Govem m ent ot her t han t he Educat ion 4 1 I n accordancewit h t he rules prescribedin t his bchalf and when a vacancy occurs lS aboutt o occur t hem anner in t he Service t he appoint ingaut horit yspecifiedin rule 4 shall det erm ine in which such vacancy shallbe filled 0 8The seniorit yof m em bersin t he variousgradesof t he Serviceshall be det erm inedby t hedat eof confirm at ionwhich for t hepurposeof t his rule shallbet hedayfollowingt he 1 expit yoft he periodofprobat ionl A Providedt hat if t wo or m ore m em bersare conOnnedin t he sam e class of post son t he sam edat e t heir seniorit yshall be det erm inedby t he Direct or whosedecision shali be t lnal 1 Subordinat eEducat ionalServiceeMensBranch AppendixA T rat es ofjRevised Designat ion ofl oTer of Class I PY sanct ioned post s Irat es of payi Post t hose recruit ed at ler 31 Decem ber I n L 1Angloe 1101 vem acular 1 Rs i 20010m 250 1930 1 Schools for Dist rict I nspect orl Schools I of Assist ant Dist rict I nspect or 1schoolsl Assist antj Dist t ict PhysicalTraining Lect urer 1Teacher collegeso Headl Mast er 1Mast er Englishl Sciencej Com m ercial Teacher Agricult ural rreacher Physicalj Training J Supervi e e e 1 1 0 11 1 Singh Gagan Preet 2014.03.25 13:58 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document e 63 4 e 1 Lr 0 t Z lZ e 021 Z Qm CWP Noe8604of2007 et ce APPENDI X D 8 0 Descript ion oflDesignat ionofpost sjClass 4e1e e sect ion AngloVem acular 1CMensBranchl Lect urer lI l Colleges or cheov Govem m entl O l le 8 1A4inim um 7 educat ional MoA or MSc of a recognized Universit ywit h or t Under1937Rules t hepost sof Lect urersand t eachersin Collegesare specied A and D respect ivelyUnder Rule 40f t he 1937Rules t he for t hese post sis t he Direct or of Public I nst ruct ion Punj abt hought he appoint m entupt ofour m ont hs can be m adeby t he Principalsof t he Govem m ent on t em poraryor ofOciat ingbasis Rule6 t hem et hod of recruit m ent Onlyt wo m odesare il by direct or bl by t m nsferfrom of Governm entot her t han t he Elucat ion depanm entThis role t heeppoint ing specifledin Rulc4 t o det enninet llem am er in which t hevacancyshall be filled as it occurs Rule 8 dealswit h t he seniorit yof m em bersof serviceandseniorit yhast o be fixedbyt hedat cofconOnnat ion t hisRule shallbet he dayfollowingt heexpiryoft heperiod MrlCLAroraleam edcounselfor t hepet it ionerssubm it st hatsincet hepet it iot iers on ad hoc basispriort o 1986Rules t heir services were by 1937 Rules and it was onlyt he Direct or who was t he and he had t he t o laydown t he for m aking cont endedt hat t he were m ade by seeking I t 1S candidat esfromt he Em ploym entExchangesand select ionby a Com m iueeof of8cers whichwas a valid procedure at t he relevantt im e and t hust he e t hepet it ionerswas byadopt ingdueprocessof law and hencet heywe ent it ledt o seniorit y fromt hedat eoft heir To t hecont raryit is cont endedon behalfoft he St at e t hat t he pet it ionerswere aAert he of 1986Rules and t heir servlce condit ionincludingseniorit yhas t o be govem edand by 1986Rules Singh Gagan Preet 2014.03.25 13:58 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 0 r 4 64 1 1 0 0 t I I Z 2 0 I c8 m Z 4WaeW CWP Noe8604of2007 et ce 9 1 1986Rulesrelevantfor t hepurposeofpresentpet it ionare reproducedhereunderl Definit ionee I n t hese rules unless t he cont ext ot herwiserequires XXX XXX XXX bdirect recruit m ent m eanson m ade ot herwiset hanbyprom ot ionfrom wit hin t heservice or byt ransferof an offlcer alreadyin t he Serviceof Governm entofI ndia or anySt at eGovem m ent XXX XXX Xxx fYService m eans t he HaryanaEducat ion Collge e CadrelGroupB Service XXX Xxx XXX 1 I The seniorit yint er se of t he m em bersof t he Service shall det enninedby t he of cont inuousservic8on any post in t he servicel Provided hat in case of m em bersappoint edby direct recruit m 6ntt he orderof m erit det erm inedby t he Com nlission O ot her recruit ingaut horit y not bedist urbedin flxingt heseniorit yl Provided furt hert hat in t he case of t wo or m ore m em bersappoint edon t he sam e dat e t heir seniorit y shall bedet enninedas followsle 6alam em berappoint edbydirect recruit m entshallbe senior 0 t o a m em berappoint edby prom ot ionor by t ransfer O0int he case of m em bersappoint edby t ransfer from different cadres t heir seniorit yshall be Singh Gagan Preet 2014.03.25 13:58 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 65 L1 101 0 C4 I I Z 2 4 021 m m Z m CWP N08604 of2007 et ce 1 1 0 10 det erm inedaccordingt o pay prcferencebeinggiven t o a m em berwho was drawinga higherrat e of pay in his previous and if t he rat esof pay drawnare also t he sam e t henbyt he lengt hof t hir service in t he and if t he lengt hof suchserviceis also t hesam e t he older m em bershall bescniort o t he youngerm em ber 21On t he m en and wom en branchest he seniorit yof t he m em bersholdingt he sam e 0 class of post sand in t he sam e or ident ical scalesof pay shall be det erm inedby t helengt hof t heircont inuousservicein t hepos Provided t hat t heir int er se seniorit yin t heir brancls shall not bedist urbedl 1 Providedfurt hert hatin case t wo or m ore m enibers havingt he sam e lengt hor cont inuousserviceI t he old m em bershall be senior t o a youngerm em ber if t heir age is also t he sam e t he m em berwho wasdrawinghigherrat e t nem berwho was drawinglesserpay be seniort o t he relieduponbyt llepct it i9nersare not icedhereleaRer I n t he case of t heDirect Recruit ClassI I EngineeringOm cers Associat ion and ot hers v St at eofMaharasht ra and ot hers AI R 1990Suprem eCourt 1607 t he Honble Suprem eCourthasobservedas underl 44 To sum up we hold t hat l Al Once 811 incum bent is t o a post t o rule his seniorit yhast o be count ed from t hedat eofhis and not according 0 JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Singh Gagan Preet 2014.03.25 13:58 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH 66 m 0 I 9 Z e Z 2 4 021 e 2 t lm 4eeee i CWP Noe8604 of2007 et ce 11 t o t hedat eofhis confirm at ioneee91 I n t he case of Sport sAut horit yof I ndia and anot hcr vse Adarsh Meht a and anot her 200441SCT DBl 122 a Division Bench of t his Court upheldt hej udgm entof t he t rial cournd t he Cent ralAdm inist rat iveTribunal ad hoc periodof servicerenderedbyt heem ployeewas direct ed10 be count ed t owardst he seniorit yI t has beenobservedt hatt he was as pel procedureand aer due creat ionof t he postI t hasbeenfurt herobserved t hatt he em ployer6y differentordershasUeat ed t he ad hocem ployeeas partoft heir service ofRudra Kum ar Sain and ot hersvse Union ofI ndia and ot hers 2000I lRSJ SC l Const it ut ion a Bench of Honble Court while t he claim of seniorit y t he prom ot edJudicial Om cers on ad hoc basist owardst he seniorit yas direct recruit sobservedas underl 201n t he Service possessest he requisit e a person who 0 qualificat ion t o a part icularpostandt henhe is appoint edwit h t he approvaland consult at ionoft he aut horit yandcont inuesin t hepostfor a fairly longperio t hensuch held t o be st opm gapor fort uit ousor purelyad hoc I n t his view of t he m at t er t he and basis on which t he oft he prom ot eesin t he DelhiHigherJudicialServicein t he casein hand was held by t he High Court 0 t o be fort uit ouslad are whollyerroneous and t herefore exclusionof t hose t o have t heir cont inuousI engt hof servlce seniorit y1S erroneou Furt herreferenceis m adet o a Division Bencllj udgm entof t his Court pass Singh Gagan Preet 2014.03.25 13:58 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 67 r 1 r 0 t S I Z C c8 D Z L3m CWP N008604of2007 et ce 0 12 CWP Noe2409of 2008 oVij ay Singhand ot hers VSe St at e of Haryana and ot hers decidedon 1812e20080ln t his case a direct ionhasbeenissuedt o Ueat ad hoc service t owardst he seniorit yUnder ident ical circum st ances Honble Surpem e Courtupheldt hec1aim ofLect urersin t heEducat ion for seniorit yappoint ed under1937Rules not icedherem ineaboveby sim ilar m et hodas t he pet it ionersin Writ Pet it ionCivill N0368 of 1987 DreGaganI nder Kaur 8 Orsevse Union Territ oryof 4 OrseDecidedon 171019951The relevantobswat ionsare not edas under1 5I n view of t he fact sm ent ionedabove it appears t hat t he t he and ot her Lect urersin t heUnion Territ oryof Chandigarhwho on ad hoc basisduringt he perid 1977t ill t he publicat ionof t he 1990rules t hough describedas an ad hoc 1S reallyan appoint m ent on regularbasis m ade in accordance wit ht he t hat was requiredt o be followed m akinga regular undert he Punj ab Rulesof 1937which were in force at t hatt im e The have beendescribedas beingad hoc in nat ure on t he erroneous t hat consult at ionwit h t he UPSC was necessary 1977for m akingregular on t he posL Sincet he Punj abRules of 1937 had cont inuedin force consult at ionwit h UPSC was not requiredfor t hepostofLect urerswhich cont inuedt o be a Class I I I post t ill t he publicat ionof t he 1990 Rules on 5 0 Singh Gagan Preet 2014.03.25 13:58 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 1 1 r j 68 CWP No8604 of2007 et co 13 To t he cont rary have placedreliance upon t he case of Excise Com m isioner Karnat aka 8i Anre we Sreekant a Cl 199301SLR 339 e 19951 PLR 151and St at e of Punj aband Anrevs Ashwani Kum ar and Orse 200911RSJ 452 I t is also pleadedt hat Rule 20 of 1937Rules relat ingt o st andsrepealedThe pet it ionerscannot claim t he beneSt of of lecm rers under 1937 Rules I haveconsidered cont ent ions counselfor part iesThe m ot is whet her init ial oft he pet it ionerswas in accordancewit h rulesor lt was a fort uit ous disent it lingt hem t he bene6t of ad hoc service I t is adm it t edcase of t he part iest hat all t he t houghon ad hoc basisbut priort o com ingint o force of 1986Rules The post sof Lecs in t he Collegesare specifiedunder AppendixA and D respect ivelyTeir e prescribedlll B Under Rule 4 of t he 1937 Rules t he Direct or Public I nsUuct ionsPunj abis appoint ingaut horit yEven t hought he nam es of t he pet it ioners byt he Em ploym entExchangehowever t heir select ionwas m adeby a dulyconst it ut edCom m it t eewhich fact is not disput edin t hereplyRule 6 providest wo m odesof recruit m entie by Direct recruit or by t ransfer The havebn by direct recruit m entNo quot ais flxed for direct recruit m entor ot herwise i Rule 6 81rt herem powerst he appoint ingaut horit yt o revdet erm inet he m anner in which t hevacancyis t o be filled as and when it occurs The com pet entaut horit yOlled up 1 7 r L 1 1 1 1 vacancies by direct recruit m ent I t is also m ent ionedin t he writ pet it iont hat besides by t he Em ploym entExchangesa publicadvert iset ent was also issued whichfact is also not disput edin t he repJyOledby The oft he in t his m anner cannot be saidt o belt rary t o rules or againstt hem andat eof Art icles 14 and 16 of t heConst it ut ionof I ndia Under 1986Rules t he be m adeon t he recom m endat ionsof t he Com m is1 which was not t he is t o 1 under1937Rules 1937Rules dealswit h seniorit ywhich hast o be fixed byt he dat eof con8rm at ionI t is pert inent t o not e t hateven whent hepet it ionerswere regularizedt heir Singh Gagan Preet 2014.03.25 13:58 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 0 69 8 r 0 0 D Z I oS m 7 Z CWP Noe8604of2007 et ce 0 14 caseswere dulyconsideredbyt he HaryanaPublic ServlceCom m isslonas is evldentfr9p1 t he ordersCexures P211 and Pe212Even underRule 11 oft he 1986 Rules dealingwit h seniorit yit is providedt hat t heseniorit yshallbe det erm inedbyt he of a of cont inuoussenlice on any postin t lheservice There is no serviceunder t his rule even The pet it ionerswere appoint edagainstt he sanct ioned t hrougha dulyconst it ut edselect ionCom m it t eeTheyhavebeencont inuingon t he bom e on t hecadreof service Thcir cannot be I dt o be fonuit ousin nat ure t he factt hat t hesam e havebeent ennedas ad hoce As a m auer offact rat iooft hej udgm entofHonbleSuprem eCourt in t he case of03r0GaganI nder Kaur 8i Orssupral is all fours These hoc periodof servicerenderedby t he pet it ionerst owardst he seniorit yThe pet it ioners shallbeent it ledt o all t he beneOt s Copyoft his orderbeplacedon recordofeachconcernedfile 6 00 PERMOD KOHLI I JUDGE VAP G Pronounced on 9 e9e2010 MFK NOTElWhet hert o be t o report eror not YES L 0P f Singh Gagan Preet 2014.03.25 13:58 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH 0 JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 1