IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 802 of 2009. [O&M] Date of Decision: 14th December, 2010. Pinderjit Singh & Anr. Petitioner through Mr. Harsh Bhunger, Advocate Versus State of Punjab & Ors. Respondents through Mr. K.D.S.Sidhu, DAG, Punjab. Mr. Naresh Prabhakar, Advocate, for respondents No. 5 to 7. 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? SURYA KANT, J. [ORAL] The short relief sought in this writ petition pertains to the grant of service benefits to the petitioners from the date of their actual appointment, namely, 4.2.2003. The undisputed facts are that the petitioners were appointed as Social Study Master and Math Master, respectively in the S.D.High School, Sultanpur Lodhi which receives grant-in-aid from the State of Punjab. The petitioners were appointed against the posts sanctioned under the grant-in-aid scheme. It appears that the State of Punjab had imposed ban on fresh recruitments as an economic measure, which was also extended to the aided schools. The respondent – Management, therefore, relieved the petitioners from their respective posts, though the petitioners' case is that they continued to perform their duties. The question as to whether or not the petitioners kept on working from 04.02.2003 is more or less rendered academic for the reason that even according to the respondents, the State Government has subsequently has approved the appointment of the petitioners with effect from the original date, i.e., 04.02.2003. It is on the strength of the said approval that the petitioners now seek all the service benefits from the date of initial appointment. The respondents have filed their reply/affidavits. Learned counsel for the parties have been heard. There is indeed no dispute that the petitioners came to be appointed with effect from 04.02.2003. It appears that they were relieved intermittently for want of necessary approval from the Circular Education Officer, Jalandhar. This fact has been duly acknowledged by the Management of the school in their letter dated 07.11.2008 [Annexure P-22]. Since the State Government has now approved the petitioners' appointment w.e.f. 4.2.2003 and the petitioners given affidavits to the Management that they shall not demand any salary till the approval is granted or 95% grant-in-aid is received, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondent – Management to treat the petitioners in service w.e.f. 04.02.2003 onwards for all intent and purposes including 'pay fixation' and grant of 'increments' etc. However, the afore-stated benefits shall be granted to the petitioners notionally and they shall not be entitled to any additional arrears of pay. In view of the approval already granted by the State Government, it is directed that the Education Department shall not raise any objection against the grant of the afore-stated service benefits to the petitioners. Disposed of. Dasti. December 14, 2010. ( SURYA KANT ) dinesh JUDGE