IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Misc.No.2333 of 2011 & Civil Writ Petition No.2037 of 2007 Surjit Singh Vs. Chairman, Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd. Panchkula and others Present: Mr.R.S.Longia, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** RANJIT SINGH, J. The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking appropriate writ, order or direction for quashing the impugned order, Annexure P-6, dated 2.1.2007 and for directing the respondents to re-fix his gratuity and pension by computing his work charge service period from May, 1970 to 8.5.1991 as a qualifying service for grant of gratuity and pension. The writ petition was adjourned sine-die on 8.4.2008 to await the decision of SLP (Civil) No.7284 of 2006, whereby the judgment passed by this court in CWP No.8573 of 2004 dated 16.9.2005 has been ordered to be stayed. Application has now been filed to plead that the said SLP has been dismissed and, thus, the judgment passed by this court directing to count the work charge service for the grant of pension and pensionary benefits has been upheld. Notice of the application to the non-applicants. Mr.Mohnish Sharma, Advocate appears for Mr.Narender Hooda, Advocate and accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. The counsel concedes that the issue now involved in this case would be squarely covered by the decision of this court and that the work charge service of the petitioner is required to be counted for the purpose of grant of pension and pensionary benefits. With the concurrence of parties, the main writ petition is taken up for hearing. Since the issue now involved is covered, the writ petition is allowed in the same terms. The respondents are hereby directed to count the work charge service of the petitioner for grant of pension and pensionary benefits, including gratuity. February 24, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) ramesh JUDGE