IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Date of Decision: February 14, 2011 1. LPA No. 118 of 2011 (O&M) Tara Singh …Appellant Versus State of Punjab and others …Respondents 2. LPA No. 119 of 2011 (O&M) Piara Singh …Appellant Versus State of Punjab and others …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.S. MANN Present: Mr. M.K. Dogra, Advocate, for the appellant(s). Mr. Piyush Kant Jain, Addl. AG, Punjab, for the respondents. 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? M.M. KUMAR, J. 1. This order shall dispose of LPA Nos. 118 and 119 of 2011, filed under Clause X of the Letters Patent against the orders dated 5.4.2010 and 11.8.2010 respectively passed by the learned Single Judges of this Court. The short issue involved in these appeals is whether the benefit of special increments granted to the petitioner-appellant(s) under the statutory Rule 10.8 of the Departmental Financial Rule could be withdrawn by the respondent State by enforcing an executive circular dated LPA Nos. 118 & 119 of 2011 (O&M) 5.8.1968. 2. It is conceded position that the aforementioned issue has already been considered and decided vide judgment dated 8.9.2010 rendered by the Letters Patent Bench of this Court (of which one of us, M.M. Kumar, J. was also a member) in the case of Tarlok Chand and others v. State of Punjab and others (LPA No. 1161 of 2009). Accordingly, these appeals are disposed of in terms of the judgment rendered in the case of Tarlok Chand (supra). 3. A photo copy of this order be placed on the file of connected appeal. (M.M. KUMAR) JUDGE (T.P.S. MANN) 14.2.2011 JUDGE PKapoor 2