IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 16579 of 2008 Date of Decision: Sept. 25,2008 Mr. Harnek Singh and others ..................................... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ......................................... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashutosh Mohunta Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta Present: Lt. Col. Naresh Ghai, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Charu Tuli, Sr. DAG, Punjab, for the respondents. .... ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J. (Oral) This order shall dispose of Civil Writ Petition Nos. 16579, 14891, 14877, 15097, 15140, 15281, 15298 and 16582 of 2008 as common question of law and facts arises in all these cases. For brevity, facts have been taken from C.W.P. No. 16579 of 2008. The petitioners who are working in different Government Colleges as Lecturers have prayed that benefit of ad hoc service be given to them, to get Senior Scale/Selection Grade as per UGC letter dated 25.12.1998. They have further prayed that benefit of decision of the Government with regard to similarly situated employees as has been enumerated in Annexure P1 be also extended to them. Counsel for the petitioner has placed reliance on the order of a Division Bench of this Court in C.W.P. No. 15272 of 2007 (Mrs. [ 2 ] C.W.P. No. 16579 of 2008 Gagandeep Bains & Others v. State of Punjab and Another) and contended that similar orders be passed in these cases also. Counsel for the State submits that the cases of the petitioners are under active consideration of the Government and a decision would be taken shortly. After hearing the counsel for the parties, we dispose of the writ petitions with a direction to respondent Nos. 1 and 2 to decide the cases of the petitioners expeditiously, preferably, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. While deciding the cases of the petitioners, the order passed in Mrs. Gagandeep Bains's case (supra) be taken into consideration. In case the petitioners are found entitled to the relief, payment be made to them within one month from the date of decision. ( ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA ) JUDGE ( RAJAN GUPTA ) JUDGE 25.9.2008 rupi