CWP No.752 of 1989 :1: In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh. Date of decision: 20.02.2009. Surinder Nath Bhatia and others ... Petitioners Versus Secretary to Govt. of Punjab and another ... Respondents. CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Mr.Dheeraj Jain, Advocate. Mr.Yatinder Sharma, DAG, Punjab. PERMOD KOHLI, J. (Oral): The issue involved in the present writ petition is same as in the CWP No.14331 of 1992, (Ram Murti Puri and others Vs. The Secretary to Govt. Punjab and another) decided on 19.02.2009, wherein the following directions have been issued:- “From the perusal of para 9.14 of the recommendations and Annexure P-1, whereby it was adopted such Govt. employees, who fulfill the conditions laid down in the report are entitled to the selection grade w.e.f. 1.1.1978. There is no reason to deny this benefit to the petitioners. Petitioners have already been granted the selection grade w.e.f. 20.8.1985. CWP No.752 of 1989 :2: Now the only question is that the benefit is to be conferred w.e.f. 1.1.1978. There is nothing on the record to show that the petitioners had completed 15 years of service as on 1.1.1978. In the given circumstances, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent-State to consider release of selection grade to the petitioners w.e.f. 1.1.1978 subject to the condition that the petitioners were eligible and had completed 15 years of service as on the said date and they were within 20% of the cadre strength as also the cadre strength in the higher post at the relevant time was also less than 50% of the posts. Let consideration be accorded within a period of three months and if found eligible, consequential benefits be released within one month thereafter.” The aforesaid directions shall apply in the present writ petition as well. Disposed of in the above terms. 20.02.2009. (PERMOD KOHLI) BLS JUDGE Note: Whether to be referred to the Reporter? NO CWP No.752 of 1989 :3: