CWP No.4393 of 2011.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.4393 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 11.03.2011 **** Balbir Singh . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab & Ors. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 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? **** Present: Mr. Bikramjit Arora, Advocate for the petitioner ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner was initially appointed as Tubewell Pump Chowkidar in the Nagar Parishad Patti on contract basis on May 1993. His appointment was subsequently converted into daily wages w.e.f. 05.05.1995. The petitioner’s services were later on regularized w.e.f. 17.08.2001. He has thereafter retired w.e.f. 31.05.2010 on attaining the age of superannuation. Since the regular service rendered by the petitioner is less than 10 years, it appears that the pension etc., have not been granted to him by the respondents. The petitioner accordingly seeks a direction for counting of his contractual as well as CWP No.4393 of 2011.doc - 2 – daily-wages services towards ‘qualifying service’ for the purpose of grant of pension/retiral benefits. This very relief has been sought by him vide a legal notice dated 20.01.2011 (Annexure P4) also. (2). Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and without expressing any views as to whether the contractual and/or the services rendered by the petitioner on dailywages can be counted towards ‘qualifying service’ for the purpose of pension and other retiral benefits, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondents No.2 to 5 to consider and dispose of the above-stated legal notice (Annexure P4) said to be have been served upon by the petitioner by passing a speaking order in accordance with Rules/Policy, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (3). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 11.03.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge