CWP No.4291 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Civil Writ Petition No.4291 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 12.10.2011 Satish Chander Verma ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Veneet Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Monica Chhiber Sharma, Dy. Advocate General, Punjab. Rajan Gupta, J (oral). The petitioner has preferred this petition seeking a writ in the nature of mandamus to direct the respondents to grant benefit of increments to him as he did not participate in the strike held by the employees on 8th February, 1978. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that claims of similarly placed employees have been allowed by this court in various judgments. He has referred to judgment, Annexure P-8, passed by this court in CWP No.2771 of 2009. He further submits that petitioner confines his claim only to a period preceding 38 months prior to filing of the instant petition. Learned State counsel submits that the claim of the petitioner shall be considered by the concerned authority after taking into consideration facts and circumstances of the case and the judgments on the point. CWP No.4291 of 2011 2 In view of statement made by the State counsel, no further orders are required to be passed in this case at this stage. It is, however, directed that the claim of the petitioner shall be considered expeditiously preferably within a period of four months from today. Disposed of. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 12.10.2011 'rajpal'