CWP No. 19856 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No. 19856 of 2009 Date of decision 18 .1.2010 Munsha Singh and others ... Petitioners Versus Union of India and others ... Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr.DR Sharma ,Advocate for the petitioners 1.To be referred to the Reporter or not ? 2.Whether the judgement should be reported in the Digest ? M.M.KUMAR, J. The petitioners have challenged the order dated 27.7.2007 (P.6) passed by the Chandigrh Administrative Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench, Chandigarh (for brevity 'the Tribunal') refusing to extend the benefit of circular dated 26.2.2004 (P.1) on the ground that it did not apply to those employees of the railway who have retired on or before 31.12.1995. The Tribunal has held that there is rationale governing cut off date which matches with the implementation dates of 4th and 5th Pay Commission and accordingly it refused to grant benefit to all the retirees prior to 1.1.1996 which includes even those who have retired before 1.1.1986. Granting benefit of circular dated 26.2.2004 to all the retirees would result into huge financial impact which cannot be ignored. We have perused the order and are of the view that well reasoned order of the Tribunal does not call for any interference. The Tribunal has taken correct view of the matter and the same CWP No. 19856 of 2009 2 is liable to be upheld. Accordingly, the writ petition fails and the same is dismissed. (M.M.Kumar) Judge (Jitendra Chauhan) 18.1.2010 Judge okg