IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 9455 of 2011 Date of Decision: 20.12.2011 Ishar Singh Walia ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others .Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : None for the petitioner. **** RANJAN GOGOI, C.J.(Oral) This writ petition has been filed as a Public Interest Litigation seeking to challenge the grant of certain benefits to the respondent No.5 who has in the meantime retired. Such benefits granted to the respondent No.5 are by way of salary on the higher post on which he was officiating which action formed the basis of a similar claim by other employees. A challenge has been sought to be made, at this belated stage, against the aforesaid grant of benefits to respondent No.5 by the petitioner who himself is a retired employee of the Department. In the light of the facts stated above, which are apparent on a mere reading of the pleadings contained in the writ petition, we do not find the present to be a fit case for being entertained as a Public Interest Litigation. We, therefore, decline to entertain this Public Interest Litigation and dismiss the same, however, without any order as to costs. (RANJAN GOGOI) CHIEF JUSTICE (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 20.12.2011 'ravinder'