Civil Writ Petition No. 4284 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 4284 of 2011 Date of decision : 01.12.2011 Karam Singh ....Petitioner V/s State of Punjab and others ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. P.K. Dwivedi, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Monica Chhibber Sharma, DAG, Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) Only grievance of the petitioner in the instant case is for counting service rendered by him for the period 02.09.1977 to 04.12.1984 as qualifying service for the purpose of pension and other retiral benefits. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that claim of the petitioner is covered by judgment rendered by this court in CWP No. 8498 of 2010 titled as Balbir Singh vs. State of Punjab & ors. and thus he is entitled to the same relief. Learned State counsel submits that case of the petitioner shall be considered in light of judgment delivered by this court in Balbir Singh case supra. However, liberty may be granted to the State to pass appropriate orders in the eventuality that the case of the petitioner is found to be distinguishable from the petitioner in CWP No.8498 of 2010. Civil Writ Petition No. 4284 of 2011 2 In view of statement made by learned State counsel, no further orders are required to be passed by this court. Disposed of. It is made clear that State shall be at liberty to pass appropriate orders in the eventuality case of petitioner is distinguishable. December 01, 2011 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE