C.W.P No. 16526 of 2008 ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P No. 16526 of 2008 Date of decision : February 19, 2009 Raghbir Singh, ...... Petitioner (s) v. Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd and others, ...... Respondent(s) *** CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr. J.K.Goel, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.S.Malik, Advocate for the respondents. *** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers 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 ? *** AJAY TEWARI, J (Oral) This petition has been filed for the issuance of a direction to the respondents to count the work charge service of the petitioner for the purpose of pension. The only objection raised is that the petitioner did not opt for the pension scheme in time. Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that there is an entry dated 8.11.1994 in the service book of the petitioner whereby it is recorded that the petitioner opted for the pension scheme. Counsel for the respondents submits that there is no such C.W.P No. 16526 of 2008 ::2:: record available in the office of the Executive Engineer. This plea in my opinion would not cut much ice. Once it is shown that there is an entry in the service book of the petitioner and it is not alleged that this entry has either been predated or made fraudulently, it would not been open to the respondents to take this plea particularly when no action has been taken against any body in this regard. Consequently, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the petitioner as having exercised his option for counting the work charge period for the purpose of pension, re-fix the pension and pay arrears thereof within three months from today. ( AJAY TEWARI ) February 19, 2009. JUDGE `kk'