IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.7748 of 2009 Date of Decision : September 26, 2011. Kamlesh Rani .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Harinder Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. 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) The petitioners who retired as Sewing Teacher from the Education Department, Government of Punjab, seeks pay scales equivalent to that of Hindi/Punjabi Teachers (Language Teachers) on the basis of a judgment of this Court dated 7.5.2009 passed in a bunch of writ petitions including CWP No.16380 of 1989 (Balbir Singh and others versus State of Punjab and others) (Annexure A-1). During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the parties are ad-idem that the controversy involved in this case stands settled by the aforesaid decision in Balbir Singh and others' case (supra). CWP No.7748 of 2009 [2] The writ petition is accordingly disposed of in terms of the afore-stated decision of this Court in Balbir Singh and others' case (supra and the respondents are directed to consider the claim of the petitioner in the light of Balbir Singh's case (supra). In case the petitioner's claim is found covered under the aforesaid decision, the consequential benefits shall be given. However, if the respondents find that the claim of the petitioner is distinguishable, they shall dispose of it by passing a speaking order within a period of two months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Dasti. September 26, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE