IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 2456 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: JUNE 1, 2011 Dilbagh Singh .....Petitioner VERSUS Bhakra Beas Management Board and another ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH PRESENT: Mr. Madan Mohan, Advocate, for the petitioner. None for the respondents. **** RANJIT SINGH, J. The claim made in the present writ petition is for issuing writ of mandamus directing the respondents to count the work charge service rendered by the petitioner from 1.9.1966 to 9.2.1981. This issue is squarely covered by the decision rendered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 4903 of 2009 (Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited Versus Bachan Singh, decided on 30.7.2009, which has been subsequently followed by this Court as well. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with direction to the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner in the light of law laid down in Bachan Singh's case (supra) and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law. June 01 , 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) monika JUDGE