Civil Writ Petition No.4874 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.4874 of 2011 Date of Decision: 02nd August,2011. Prem Parkash & Others ...Petitioners Versus Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitan Nigam & Others ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIRMALJIT KAUR Present: Mr.R.N.Sharma Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.Mohnish Sharma Advocate for Mr.Narender Hooda Advocate for the respondents. * * * Nirmaljit Kaur, J.(Oral) This is a petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to count the work charge service of the petitioners for pensionary and other benefits. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that the said relief prayed for is squarely covered by the ratio of the judgment rendered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and Others Vs. Bachan Singh reported as 2010(1)RSJ 274 as well as the judgment rendered by this Court in case Mohinder Singh Vs. U.H.B.V.N. Ltd. & Others decided on 11.11.2010 in CWP No.20056 of 2010. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents does not dispute that the said issue has already been settled by the Apex Court and is squarely covered by the judgment rendered in case titled as Mangal Singh & Others Vs. Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited and Others (CWP No.19123 of 2010 decided on 27.04.2011) vide which, general directions were issued and it was held that in such like cases, the Civil Writ Petition No.4874 of 2011 2 persons should not be forced to approach the Courts. Accordingly, the present petition is allowed in the same terms as CWP No.19123 of 2010 (supra). (Nirmaljit Kaur) 02nd August, 2011. Judge Seema-II