CWP No. 2425 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 2425 of 2008 Date of Decision: February 02, 2009 Balbir Singh and others ...... Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ...... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Tewari Present: Mr.P.L.Verma, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.Harish Rathee, Senior DAG, Haryana for the respondents. **** 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? Ajay Tewari, J. Initially the petitioners were appointed as Octroi Clerks in various Municipalities of Haryana but on the abolition of the said post they were absorbed in various Co-operative Societies as Sub Inspectors. This writ petition has been filed by them for the grant of 1st and 2nd ACP scale which as per them has not been granted to petitioners No.1 and 2 and has been sought to be withdrawn from petitioner No.3. Learned counsel for the respondents is not in a position to deny that the same question was decided by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal Nos. 4446, 4447 and 4448 of 2008 on 15.07.2008 which was CWP No. 2425 of 2008 2 subsequently followed by Division Bench of this Court in CWP No. 15715 of 2008 decided on 27.11.2008. This writ petition is accordingly allowed and the respondents are directed to count the period of service of the petitioners during their earlier appointments for the purpose of granting of 1st and 2nd ACP scale. (AJAY TEWARI) JUDGE February 02, 2009 sunita