CWP No.8887 of 2009.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.8887 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 12.05.2010 **** Amrik Singh s/o Sh. Hari Singh . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab and others . . . . . Respondents **** 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? **** Present: Mr. Ranjivan Singh, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. B.S. Chahal, DAG Punjab ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner is a retired Superintendent Gr-II from the Department of Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes, Government of Punjab and impugns the reduction of his basic pay. He also seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to grant him Proficiency Step-up, ACP etc. from the due dates. CWP No.8887 of 2009.doc - 2 – (2). During the pendency of this writ petition, the respondents passed the order dated 26.05.2009, whereby, the service benefits earlier granted to the petitioner, were withdrawn. (3). Vide a separate order of even date passed in CWP No.10164 of 2009, filed by the petitioner himself, the said order (26.05.2009) has been set aside with liberty to the respondents to pass a fresh order in accordance with law, if so required. (4). The present writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with a direction that as soon as the respondents take a decision in the above mentioned matter, the claim of the petitioner as put-forth in this writ petition shall also be considered in accordance with law/Government policy within a period of two months thereafter. (5). Ordered accordingly. (6). Dasti . (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 12.05.2010 vishal shonkar CWP No.8887 of 2009.doc - 3 –