HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.9917 of 1997 (O&M) Date of Decision: 20.09.2011 **** Gurmej Singh & Ors. . . . . Petitioner 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. JS Maanipur, Advocate for the petitioners Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, DAG Punjab ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) The question involved in this writ petition as to “whether the work-charged service can be treated at par with the regular service for the purpose of grant of ACP/Proficiency Step-up” has been authoritatively dealt with against the petitioner by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Punjab State Electricity Board and Ors. v. Jagjiwan Ram and Ors. (2009) 3 SCC 661. Following the dictum of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Punjab State Electricity Board’s case (supra), the writ petition stands dismissed. 20.09.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge