IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.10453 of 2010 Decided on : 28.05.2010 Bhupinder Singh ... Petitioner versus State of Punjab & others ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. R.K.Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. **** 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? SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) (1) The petitioner, who is working as Lecturer-in- Commerce in the Education of Department, Government of Punjab seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to refix his pay at Rs.680/- as on 02.01.1978 in terms of the clarification issued by respondent No.2 vide order No.14/48/2003SE-1(2) dated 30.05.2003 (Annexure P-1) and grant him the consequential service benefits accruing therefrom. Reliance is placed on two decisions of this Court in CWP No.11187 of 2005 (Sagar Singh and others vs. State of Punjab and others) decided on 26.07.2005 (Annexure P-3) and CWP No.16885 of 2007 (Gurdev Singh Khabra vs. State of Punjab and others) decided on 02.11.2007 (Annexure P-6), which are stated to have been implemented and benefits granted. 2. In this regard, the petitioner has served a legal notice dated 26.03.2010 (Annexure P-7) upon the respondents but there is no response thereto. 3. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of relief sought by him, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondents No.1 & 2 to consider the petitioner's pending claim in the light of the above mentioned facts as decisions of this Court, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Needless to say, that if the petitioner is found entitled to, the consequential service benefits, shall also be granted to him forthwith. 4. Ordered accordingly. 5. Dasti. May 28, 2010 (SURYA KANT) sonia JUDGE