IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.14297 of 2010 Date of Decision: August 12, 2010 Kirpal Singh & Others .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & Another .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Vikas Chatrath, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) 1. This civil writ petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari, quashing Circular dated 29.7.2003 (Annexure P-5). 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that the petitioners retired between 31.7.2003 to 31.10.2006. The petitioners have been put at disadvantage. 3. Learned counsel for the CWP No.14297 of 2010 [2] petitioners contends that the issue is covered by Judgment dated 21.7.2008 rendered by this Court while dealing with Civil Writ Petition No.15554 of 2007 titled `Gian Chand & Others vs. State of Punjab’. 4. Notice of motion. 5. Ms. Charu Tuli, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, on the asking of the Court, accepts notice. Requisite number of copies of the petition have been given to the learned counsel for the respondents in Court. 6. Learned counsel for the parties pray that the matter be disposed of at this stage itself, in view of peculiar facts and circumstances of the case. 7. Learned counsel for the respondent-State contends that since the State of Punjab has gone up in appeal before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India against the judgment rendered in Gian Chand’s case (supra), by way of filing of Special Leave Petition No.25856 of 2008 which fact has been noticed while deciding Civil Writ Petition No.15118 of 2009 titled CWP No.14297 of 2010 [3] `Harbhajan Singh & Others vs. State of Punjab & Others’, this petition be disposed of in the same terms. 8. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of in terms of judgment dated 27.7.2010 rendered by this Court in Civil Writ Petition No.15118 of 2009 titled `Harbhajan Singh & Others vs. State of Punjab & Others’. (AJAI LAMBA) August 12, 2010 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?