IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CASE NO.: CWP No.17552 of 2006 DATE OF DECISION: December 5, 2008 RAVINDER SINGH & ORS. ...PETITIONERS VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & ANR. ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA. PRESENT: NONE FOR THE PETITIONER. MR. B.S. CHAHAL, DAG, PUNJAB. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J.(ORAL) The petitioner has prayed for quashment of notification dated 20.9.1990 (Annexure P-1), vide which the condition of 12 years of service as pre-requisite for grant of annual increments has been imposed upon the petitioners. It has been contended that said condition has been declared illegal and has been quashed by this Court in Balwinder Singh and others vs. State of Punjab and others, reported as 1995(3) RSJ 31 and the same has been upheld by the Hon'ble Supreme Court. Mr. B.S. Chahal, DAG, Punjab on instructions from Mr. Angpal, Sr. Asstt., Office of Chief Architect, Punjab states that the representations filed by the petitioners with regard to aforementioned controversy has been accepted and the petitioners have been paid the arrears of increments on 16.10.2008. In view of the statement made by the counsel for the State, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE December 5, 2008 (RAJAN GUPTA) Gulati JUDGE