IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.16001 of 2011 Date of Decision : August 29, 2011. Bimla Devi .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Sandeep Arora, 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) Notice of motion. Ms.Sudeepti Sharma, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. In view of the nature of order which I propose to pass, there is no need to seek any counter-reply from the respondents at this stage. The petitioner who is working as JBT Teacher in the Education Department, Government of Punjab, seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to take into consideration the service rendered by her in the Government Aided Privately Managed School w.e.f. 13.3.1978 to CWP No.16001 of 2011 [2] 21.3.1990 as qualified service for the purpose of pensionary benefits on her retirement from the Government service. During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the parties are ad-idem that the controversy involved in this case stands settled by a decision dated 10.3.2010 rendered by this Court in CWP No.14238 of 1991 (Sukhdev Singh and others versus State of Punjab and others). The present writ petition is accordingly allowed in terms of the afore-stated order dated 10.3.2010 passed in Sukhdev Singh's case (supra). The respondents are directed to consider the claim of the petitioner in the light of Sukhdev Singh'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 29, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE