IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.10428 of 2011 Date of Decision : July 25, 2011. Ruldu Ram Mittal and others .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Sunny Singla, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms.Charu Tuli, Sr.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) Notice of motion. Ms.Charu Tuli, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. In view of the nature of order which I propose to pass, there is no need to seek any counter-reply from the respondents at this stage. The petitioners, who are working/retired Principals/Lecturers/ Masters/Mistresses in the Education Department, Government of Punjab, seek higher pay scales on the basis of the judgment of this Court dated 16.8.1999 passed in RSA No.1539 of 1999 (The Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Haryana and others versus Shri S.K.Bagga). CWP No.10428 of 2011 [2] During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the parties are ad-idem that the controversy involved in this case stands settled by a decision dated 17.02.2009 rendered by a Coordinate Bench in Civil Writ Petition No.2441 of 1993 (Lachhman Dass versus State of Punjab and another) (Annexure P-7). The present writ petition is accordingly disposed of in terms of the afore-stated order dated 17.2.2009 passed in Lachhman Dass's case (supra). Dasti. July 25, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE