HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.16792 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 08.09.2011 **** Sheela Devi & Ors. . . . . Petitioners VS. State of Punjab & Ors. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 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? **** Present: Mr. Sunny Singla, Advocate for the petitioner **** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioners, who are working as Masters/Mistresses in the Education Department, Government of Punjab seek a mandamus to direct the respondents to grant them the benefit of Proficiency Step-up under the ACP Scheme (Annexure P2) as well as those accruing under the Government Instructions dated 03.11.2006 (Annexure P3) on the strength of a decision of the Division Bench of this Court rendered in Nirmal Kanta and another v. State of Haryana and others (CWP No.15839 of 2007) decided on 11.08.2009 (Annexure P10), the SLP against which preferred by the State of Punjab has also been dismissed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court. CWP No.16792 of 2011.doc - 2 – (2). In this regard the petitioners are said to have served a legal notice dated 13.06.2011 (Annexure P12) upon the respondents which is just vacillating in their corridors without any fruition. (3). Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners, however, without expressing any views on the merits of the petitioners’ entitlement, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the official respondents to consider the claim of the petitioners as contained in their legal notice (Annexure P12) in the light of Nirmal Kanta’s case (supra) and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order within a period four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (4). If the claim of the petitioners is accepted, necessary benefits shall be released in their favour within the stipulated period. (5). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 08.09.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge 2