IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.5418 of 1993 (O&M) Date of Decision : February 10, 2010. Mehar Singh and others .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : None for the petitioners Ms.Charu Tuli, Sr.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? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioners, who served on various posts and in different departments of the Government of Punjab, w.e.f. 7.4.1961 to 28.2.1985 respectively, seek a writ of certiorari to quash that portion of the orders dated 24.11.1988 (Annexures P-1) and 9.7.1985 (Annexure P-2) which debars the admissibility of the concessions granted under the said orders to the Government employees who retired on or after 1.1.1986 and seek a mandamus to direct the respondents to release/grant the retiral benefits to the petitioners, at par with those who were retired after the cut off date of 31.12.1985. C.W.P.No .5418 of 1993 (O&M) 2 The issue is no longer rests integra. The Hon'ble Supreme Court in various decisions including in Union of India versus P.N.Menon and others (1994) 4 SCC 68, has upheld the prescription of such like cut off date(s). Dismissed. 10-02-2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE