IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 18513 of 2009. [O&M] Date of Decision: 12th August 2010. Ram Asra & Ors. Petitioners through Mr. R.K.Arora, Advocate Versus Bhakra Beas Management Board & Ors. Respondents through Ms. Geeta Sharma, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT. 1. Whether Reporters of local papers 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] This order shall dispose of CWP Nos. 18513 and 19651 of 2009, 1705, 12600 and 11744 of 2010 as common questions of law and facts are involved in these cases. For the sake of brevity, the facts have been extracted from CWP No. 18513 of 2009. The petitioners have retired from different posts in the Bhakra Beas Management Board on attaining the age of superannuation. They are aggrieved against the non-payment of 'commuted pension' as was admissible prior to the issuance of the impugned Circular dated 29.07.2003 [Annexure P-6] which has since been struck down by this Court in CWP No. 15554 of 2007 [Gian Chand Sharma and others v State of Punjab & Ors.] decided on 21.07.2008 [Annexure P-1]. During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the parties are ad-idem that these writ petitions may also be allowed in terms the order dated 30.03.2009 passed by this Court in CWP No. 7446 of 2008 [Sohan Singh v State of Punjab & Ors.], the operative part of which reads as under:- “It has been brought to my notice that the aforesaid judgment is the subject matter of challenge before the Hon'ble Supreme Court in SLP No. 25856 of 2008, which is still pending and vide interlocutory order dated 7.11.2008, contempt proceedings have been stayed. The issue being covered by the aforesaid Division Bench judgment all these petitions are disposed of in terms of the aforesaid judgment/ratio, referred to above. It is, however, made clear that this order shall remain subject to the outcome of SLP and the petitioner shall be entitled to seek its implementation through contempt or otherwise only on the event, the interlocutory order of staying the contempt proceedings is vacated by Hon'ble Supreme Court at any stage”. These writ petitions accordingly stand allowed in the above reproduced terms. Dasti. August 12, 2010. ( SURYA KANT ) dinesh JUDGE