IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.O.C.P. No.1137 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: December 06, 2011. Kesar Singh and others ...... PETITIONERS Versus Paramjit Singh Aujhala and another. ...... RESPONDENTS CORAM:- HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL. Present: Mr. S.D. Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. G.S. Cheema, Sr. D.A.G. Punjab ***** AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J.(Oral) 1. Respondents are present in person in compliance with order dated November 9, 2011. 2. The petitioners have approached this Court by way of present contempt petition alleging that order dated 22.01.2010 passed in CWP No.4817 of 1988 has not been complied with. 3. According to the petitioners, Industrial Tribunal, Patiala vide award dated 23rd September, 1987, which was upheld in the writ petition and the management had been directed to put all the 39 concerned workmen on work-charge cadre and also to regularise their services with effect from the dates of their employment with the respondent. It was further directed that they shall be entitled to get all the benefits which were likely to accrue to them on account of their being regularised. The contention was that the order has not been complied with. COCP No.1137 of 2011(O&M) 4. Upon notice, reply has been filed, wherein it has been stated in para Nos.13 and 14 as under:- “13. That the Finance Department has accorded approval in this regard vide their I.D. No.9/61/2011-1FE4/2819 dated 23.11.2011. A sanction for the creation of 39 supernumerary posts has been issued immediately by the Department of Water Supply and Sanitation vide letter no.14/177/2004-2B&RII/6283-87, dated 23.11.2011 directing the Superintending Engineer, Water Supply & Sanitation Circle, Ludhiana (cadre controlling authority of the petitioners) to take the necessary action for regularization of services of Petitioners from their respective dates of joining. 14. That the Superintending Engineer, Water Supply and Sanitation Circle, Ludhiana who is the competent cadre controlling authority vide order bearing no.438 dated 23.11.2011 has regularized the services of the 39 petitioners from the date of joining as daily wagers. The copy of the order no.438, dated 23.11.2011 is annexed as R-I.” 5. It has been stated by the learned State counsel that the order passed by this Court on January 22, 2010 has been complied with and arrears and emoluments to the petitioners have been paid from the date of their joining. Copy of statement in this regard has been annexed as Annexure-RII. 6. However, Mr. Sharma acknowledges that except for petitioner No.16 Nirpal Singh, other petitioners have received the payment. 7. Mr. Cheema states that cheque No.067030 dated 2nd December, 2011 has been prepared and the same can be collected by petitioner No.16 or his counsel from him during the course of the day. 8. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that in view of the above, the order stands complied with. However, the petition may be disposed of and liberty may be granted to the petitioners to take recourse to legal remedies with regard to other benefits, if any, in accordance with law. 2 COCP No.1137 of 2011(O&M) 9. In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of as having been rendered infructuous. However, it shall be open to the petitioners to take recourse to legal remedies with regard to other benefits, if any, in accordance with law. ( AJAY KUMAR MITTAL ) December 06, 2011. JUDGE Sachin M. 3