IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P No.7111 of 2011 Date of Decision:6.9.2011 Phool Kumar and others .... Petitioners Versus Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd. and others .... Respondents CORAM: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present: Mr. R.S. Malik, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Mohnish Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Narender Hooda, Advocate for the respondents. **** 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 petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to count the work charge service of the petitioner for pensionary and other benefits. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that the said relief prayed for is squarely covered by the ratio of the judgment rendered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and others v. Bachan Singh reported as 2010(1) RSJ 274 as well as the judgment rendered by this Court in the case of Mohinder Singh v. U.H.B.V.N. Ltd. & Others decided on 11.11.2010 in CWP No.20056 of 2010. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents does not dispute that the said issue has already been settled by the C.W.P No.7111 of 2011 -2- Apex Court and is squarely covered by the judgment rendered in case titled as Mangal Singh and others v. Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited and others (CWP No.19123 of 2010 decided on 27.4.2011) 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. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed in the same terms as CWP No.19123 of 2010 (supra). 6.9.2011 ( NIRMALJIT KAUR ) rajeev JUDGE