LPA No. 193 of 2005 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh. LPA No. 193 of 2005 (O&M) Date of Decision: 02.03.2010 State of Punjab and others ....Appellants. Versus M.R. Juneja ....Respondent. Coram:- Hon'ble Mr. Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Singh 1.Whether reporters of local news papers may be allowed to see judgement ? 2. To be referred to reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest ? Present: Ms. Rita Kohli, Addl. A.G., Punjab for the appellants. ... Alok Singh, J. The appellant is assailing judgement of learned Single Judge dated 16.3.2005 whereby writ petition filed by the petitioner (respondents herein) was allowed directing the respondents (therein) to refix the pay of the petitioner in accordance with the instructions contained in Annexures P- 2 to P-4. Since claim of the petitioner is for revision of pay scale w.e.f. 1.1.1978 and the writ petition was filed on 4.6.1990, arrears of salary on revision shall be limited to a period of three years and two months preceding the date of filing the writ petition. LPA No. 193 of 2005 2 Learned counsel for the appellants vehemently argued that since the petitioner has already retired on 15.5.1990 on attaining the age of superannuation, hence after his retirement, he cannot claim increment granted to the teachers in Government schools. Learned counsel for the appellants further argued that although, a teacher working in privately managed but aided school is entitled to the same higher pay scale as is available to the teachers in Government schools on the basis of higher qualifications, but they cannot claim benefit of any increment in such pay scale on the basis of higher qualifications. Learned counsel for the appellants has placed reliance on the judgement dated 18.8.1998 passed in Civil Appeal No.4029-34 of 1998, wherein the Apex Court has observed as under:- “In the circumstances, these appeals are disposed of in terms of the judgements in State of Punjab and others Vs. Om Parkash Kaushal & Others (supra) and it is held that while the respondents are entitled to a higher pay scale as is available to teachers in Government Schools on the basis of higher qualifications but they cannot claim benefit of any increment in such pay scale on the basis of their acquiring higher qualifications which benefit had been granted to teachers in Government Schools. No order as to costs.” In view of the order passed by the Apex Court dated 18.8.1998 (supra), we are of the view that the writ petition filed by the petitioner ought to have been disposed of in the light of the judgement dated 18.8.1998 (supra) of the Apex Court. LPA No. 193 of 2005 3 Present appeal stands disposed of in the light of judgement of the Apex Court dated 18.8.1998(supra). ( Alok Singh ) Judge ( Adarsh Kumar Goel ) Judge 02.03.2010 sk.