CWP No. 14434 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 14434 of 2011 Date of decision: 09.08.2011 Bishan Singh and others ...Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present:- Mr. R.S. Manhas, Advocate for the petitioners *** RITU BAHRI, J. (Oral) Petitioners are seeking issuance of writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to provide employment to them as per the rehabilitation and re-settlement scheme dated 18th November, 1993 (Annexure P-1) and to extend the benefit of the judgment of this Court passed in CWP NO. 787 of 2008 titled as Dharam Singh vs. State of Punjab and others, decided on 26.11.2009 (Annexure P-6). At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioners has referred to Annexure P-1 dated 18.11.1993 whereby the respondents state framed rehabilitation and re-settlement scheme of outsees for Ranjit Sagar Dam pertaining to Punjab State, on account of acquisition of their land and houses etc. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that in the year 1997, some of the petitioners were called for interview but they were not provided employment. CWP No. 14434 of 2011 -2- Learned counsel for the petitioner has referred to CWP No. 787 of 2009 titled as Dharam Singh and others vs. State of Punjab and others, decided on 26.11.2009 (Annexure P-6) which was allowed by relying upon judgment of Hon'ble the Supereme Court directing the respondent-State to provide employment to the petitioners on Class IV posts, as per the scheme/ agreement dated 28.01.1979 within two months as per the scheme and also burdened the state with Rs. 1 lacs cost. Learned counsel for the petitioners has further submitted that the respondent-State filed LPA No. 1412 of 2009, vide order dated 21.01.2010 (Annexure P-7) against the judgment passed by this Court in CWP No. 787 of 2009, decided on 26.11.2009 and the Hon'ble Division Bench dismissed the LPA and directed the respondents to implement the directions of Hon'ble Single Judge upto March, 31, 2010. Learned counsel for the petitioners has further submitted that vide order dated 28.02.2011 (Annexure P-8), the respondent filed SLP (Civil) No. 9521 of 2010 and the same has been dismissed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court and extended the time for implementation of the directions upto 30.04.2011. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the respondents are giving appointment only to the writ petitioners and the petitioners are similarly situated and the case of the petitioners is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in CWP No. 787 of 2009, which was upheld up to the Hon'ble Supreme Court and therefore, the respondents cannot discriminate the petitioners. CWP No. 14434 of 2011 -3- In these circumstances when the matter stands settled upto the highest Court, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this petition with a direction to respondents to consider the case of the petitioners for providing them employment under the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Scheme dated 18.11.1993, in the light of above cited decisions, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. August 09, 2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) G.Arora JUDGE