IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P No.3722 of 2011 Date of Decision:20.7.2011 Mohinder Singh Malhan .... Petitioner Versus Managing Director, Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd. .... Respondents CORAM: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present: Mr. Sanjay Panghal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Narender Hooda, Advocate for respondents No.1 to 6. **** 1.Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. (Oral) This is a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of directions to the respondents to count the work-charge service followed by regular service from 1.1.1970 to 8.8.1971 of the petitioner for the purpose of grant of retiral benefits and to revise the pension of the petitioner after granting him the benefits of the work charge service. Learned counsel for the respondents does not dispute that the issue has already been settled by the Apex Court and case of the present petitioner is squarely covered by the ratio of the judgment rendered by this Court in the case of Mangal Singh and others v. Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited and others (CWP No. 19123 of 2010 decided on 27.04.2011), vide which general directions were issued and it was held that in such like cases, the persons should not be forced to approach the Courts. C.W.P No.3722 of 2011 -2- Accordingly, the present writ petition is allowed in the same terms as CWP No.19123 of 2010 (supra). 20.7.2011 ( NIRMALJIT KAUR ) rajeev JUDGE