IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.7300 of 2010 Date of Decision : August 29, 2011. Harminder Singh and others .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Sharwan Sehgal, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.B.S.Chahal, 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 are working/retired S.S.Masters/ Mistresses/Drawing Master/JBT Teachers/Sweeper/Mali in the Education Department, Government of Punjab, seek a mandamus to direct the respondents to take into consideration the services rendered by them in the Government Aided Privately Managed School as qualified service for the purpose of pensionary benefits on their retirement from the Government service. During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the parties are ad-idem that the controversy involved in this case stands settled by a CWP No.7300 of 2010 [2] decision dated 10.3.2010 rendered by this Court in CWP No.14238 of 1991 (Sukhdev Singh and others versus State of Punjab and others). The present writ petition is accordingly allowed in terms of the afore-stated order dated 10.3.2010 passed in Sukhdev Singh's case (supra). The respondents are directed to consider the claim of the petitioners in the light of Sukhdev Singh's case (supra). In case the petitioners' claim is found covered under the aforesaid decision, the consequential benefits shall be given. However, if the respondents find that the claim of the petitioners 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. August 29, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE