IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 4058 of 2010. [O&M] Date of Decision: 31st March, 2010. Vir Kaur & Ors. Petitioners through Mr. R.K.Arora, Advocate. Versus State of Punjab & Ors. Respondent. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT. 1. Whether Reporters of local papers 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? SURYA KANT, J. [ORAL] Notice of motion. Mrs. Charu Tuli, learned Sr. DAG, Punjab, accepts notice. Keeping in view the nature of order which I propose to pass, there is no need to ask the respondents to file counter-affidavit. The petitioners are aggrieved at the impugned orders dated 21.04.2009 [Annexure P-1] whereby the benefit of three increments granted to them w.e.f. the date of acquiring the qualification of Giani/Prabhakar has been ordered to be withdrawn. The petitioners also seek a Mandamus to direct the respondents to release their pension and other pensionary benefits to those petitioners who have since retired on the basis of the actual pay drawn by them till their retirement. So far as recovery is concerned, learned counsel for the parties are ad-idem that the controversy is squarely answered in favour of the petitioners by a Full Bench decision of this Court in Budh Ram v State of Haryana & Ors. 2009[3] PLR, 511. Consequently, the recovery orders are hereby quashed. Recovery, if any, effected from the petitioners, shall be refunded to them within a period of four months from the date a certified copy of this order is received. Adverting to the claim of the petitioners that they are liable to be granted the pensionary benefits on the basis of the actual pay drawn by them till their retirement, this Court vide order dated 02.03.2010 passed in CWP No. 16323 of 2008 [Smt. Sudarshana Devi & Anr. V State of Punjab & Ors.] has constituted an Officers' Committee to look into such like claims which essentially require verification of the individual facts. The writ petitions qua the afore- stated relief, are accordingly disposed of by relegating the petitioners before the Officers' Committee, who shall consider the afore-stated claim in accordance with the Rules/Government instructions and keeping in view the facts of individual case and shall make appropriate recommendations after hearing the petitioners in person, if so required. The needful shall be done within a period of four months from the date a certified copy of this order is received. Till the Committee takes any decision, the petitioners shall continue to draw their retiral benefits as per the reduced/re-fixed pay. Disposed of. Dasti. March 31, 2010. ( SURYA KANT ) dinesh JUDGE