District Development Officer vs Maganbhai Mohanbhai Sarvaiya on 7 May, 2019
8. We see no reason therefore to take a different view other
than the one taken by learned Single Judge, obviously because
the issue is concluded by the Division Bench of this Court in
Executive Engineer Panchayat (MAA & M) Department & Anr.
v. Samudabhai Jyotibhai Bhedi & Anr. (supra). Once having
rendered service which was treated as continuous from the
initial date of appointment in the year 1978, and respondent
No.1 having retired in the year 2007, the Directorate of
Pension and Provident Fund was in error in counting his service
only from 01.12.2000 and not from 1978.