IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH L.P.A. No. 1539 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: November 15, 2010 State of Punjab and others …Appellants Versus Darshan Singh and another …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present: Mr. Suvir Sehgal, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, and Ms. Harman Sullar, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? M.M. KUMAR, J. The instant appeal filed by the State of Punjab under Clause X of the Letters Patent is directed against judgment dated 1.7.2010 rendered by the learned Single Judge holding that the petitioner-respondents would be entitled to salary for the post of Block Primary Education Officer (BPEO) for the period they worked as such i.e. respondent No. 1 from 13.7.2001 to 30.9.2002 and respondent No. 2 from 21.8.2001 to 31.8.2002. The aforesaid view of the learned Single Judge is covered by the judgment on which reliance has been placed in the case of Sevaraj v. Lt. Governor of Island, Port Blair, 1998 (4) RSJ 22. Even otherwise we find that there is ample support for this view from the other judgment rendered by Hon’ble the Supreme Court in Smt. P. Grover v. State of Haryana, (1983) 4 SCC 291. Learned Single Judge has also made it clear that the respondents would not be entitled to any other benefit except the benefit of salary for the aforesaid period. Accordingly, the appeal fails and the same is dismissed. (M.M. KUMAR) JUDGE (RITU BAHRI) November 15, 2010 JUDGE Pkapoor 2