Civil Writ Petition No. 23281 of 2010 -1- IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 23281 of 2010 Date of Decision : 25.4.2011 Gurmeet Singh & others .......... Petitioners Versus The Punjab State Electricity Board (Now Punjab State Power Corporation) through its Secretary, The Mall, Patiala & another ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Present : Mr. Anuj Kohli, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Vikas Chatrath, Advocate for the respondents. **** AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL) Petitioners have retired from different posts from the Punjab State Electricity Board (Now Punjab State Power Corporation)-respondent No.1, on attaining the age of superannuation. They are aggrieved against the non-payment of 'commuted pension' as admissible to them prior to the circular dated 29.7.2003 (Annexure P-6). The said circular was quashed by this Court in CWP No. 15554 of 2007 Gian Chand Sharma and others vs. State of Punjab and Ors. decided on 21.7.2008 (Annexure P-1). It is the case of the respondents that SLP No. 25856 of 2008 is pending before the Hon'ble Supreme Court and contempt proceedings have been stayed vide order dated 7.11.2008. Civil Writ Petition No. 23281 of 2010 -2- During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the parties are ad-idem that this writ petition may be allowed in terms of the order dated 30.03.2009 passed by this Court in CWP No. 7446 of 2008 Sohan Singh versus State of Punjab and Others, the operative part of which reads as under :- “It has been brought to my notice that the aforesaid judgment is the subject matter of challenge before the Hon'ble Supreme Court in SLP No. 25856 of 2008, which is still pending and vide interlocutory order dated 7.11.2008 contempt proceedings have been stayed. The issue being covered by the aforesaid Division Bench judgment this petition is disposed of in terms of the aforesaid judgment/ratio, referred to above. It is, however, made clear that this order shall remain subject to the outcome of the SLP and the petitioner shall be entitled to seek it's implementation through contempt or otherwise only on the event, the interlocutory order of staying the contempt proceedings is vacated by Hon'ble Supreme Court at any stage.” This writ petition accordingly stands allowed in the above reproduced terms. Dasti. 25.4.2011 (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH) 'sp' JUDGE