IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.15261 of 2007 Date of Decision : August 26, 2011. Jaswant Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Deepak Nayar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Sudeepti Sharma, DAG, Punjab. -.- 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) The petitioner who retired as Mortar Mate from the PWD (B&R) Department, Government of Punjab, w.e.f. 31.12.2005 on attaining the age of superannuation, seeks quashing of the order dated 12.4.2006 (Annexure P-2) vide which recovery has been effected from the petitioner. During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the parties are ad idem that the controversy involved in this case stands settled by this Court in favour of the petitioner vide an order dated 18.4.2011 passed in CWP No.15249 of 2007 (Sham Lal versus State of Punjab and others). The present writ petition is accordingly allowed in terms of the aforesaid order passed in Sham Lal's case (supra) and the respondents are CWP No.15261 of 2007 [2] directed to consider the claim of the petitioner in the light of Sham Lal's case (supra). In case the petitioner's' claim is found covered under the aforesaid decision, the consequential benefits shall be given. However, if the respondents find that the claim of the petitioner is distinguishable, they shall dispose of it by passing a speaking order within a period of two months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Dasti. August 26, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE