IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.9149 of 2011 Date of Decision : July 13, 2011. Joginder Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Manish Prabhakar, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks a mandamus to direct the respondent- authorities to protect the last pay drawn by him in Indian Army on his appointment as a Constable in the Police Department. The petitioner alleges discrimination in this regard and relies upon the orders dated 11.9.2008 (Annexures P-4 & P-5) passed in the cases of similarly placed persons. He also refers to Rule 7.20 of the Punjab Civil Services Rules, Volume-II, Part-I, in this regard. The petitioner has raised the above stated claim vide representations dated 3.4.2006 & 14.5.2010 (Annexures P-6) & P-7, respectively) also, to which the response is still awaited. CWP No.9149 of 2011 [2] In these circumstances, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.3 to consider the above mentioned claim of the petitioner in the light of the other precedents of the department and the statutory rules, and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order within a period of four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. July 13, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE