IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.17497 of 2011 Date of Decision : September 19, 2011. Bimla Devi and others .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Sunny Singla, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms.Sudeepti Sharma, DAG, Punjab. -.- 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) Notice of motion. Ms.Sudeepti Sharma, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. Let two copies of the writ petition be supplied to the learned State counsel during the course of day failing which the order shall be automatically recalled and the writ petition shall be deemed to have been dismissed for non-prosecution. In view of the nature of order which I propose to pass, there is no need to seek any counter-reply from the respondents at this stage. The petitioners, who are working/retired Principals/Lecturers/ Masters/Mistresses in the Education Department, Government of Punjab, CWP No.17497 of 2011 [2] seek higher pay scales on the basis of the judgment of this Court dated 16.8.1999 passed in RSA No.1539 of 1999 (The Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Haryana and others versus Shri S.K.Bagga). During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the parties are ad-idem that the controversy involved in this case stands settled by a decision dated 17.02.2009 rendered by a Coordinate Bench in Civil Writ Petition No.2441 of 1993 (Lachhman Dass versus State of Punjab and another) (Annexure P-7). The present writ petition is accordingly disposed of in terms of the afore-stated order dated 17.2.2009 passed in Lachhman Dass's case (supra). Dasti. September 19, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE