LPA No. 839 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH LPA No. 839 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision 17.08.2010 State of Haryana and others -----Appellants Versus Dr. Muni Lal ---Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present: Ms. Mamta Singhal Talwar, AAG Haryana for the appellants. 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? M.M. Kumar, J. The State of Haryana is in appeal filed under Clause X of the Letters Patent against judgment dated 16.12.2009 passed by the learned Single Judge dated 16.12.2009 in C.W.P. No. 13133 of 1989. The learned Single Judge has allowed the claim of the employee- respondent for grant of annual increments in respect of ad hoc service, which has been refused vide order dated 20.09.1989. In support of the view, the learned Single Judge has placed reliance on a judgment of this Court rendered in the case of Jai Pal Singh v. State of Haryana 1994 (2) S.C.T. 527 and another Division Bench judgment of this Court rendered in the case of Hanumant Singh and others v. State of Haryana and others (C.W.P. No. 7862 of LPA No. 839 of 2010 (O&M) -2- 2006) decided on 04.07.2008. As the matter is covered by the Division Bench, it is not open to the appellant-State to seek redressal of their grievance before a co-equal Bench. The appeal is wholly without merit and the same is dismissed. (M.M. KUMAR) JUDGE (RITU BAHRI) JUDGE August 17, 2010 Atul