IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.799 of 2009 Date of Decision: December 17, 2009 Gur Iqbal Singh & Another .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & Others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Kapil Kakkar, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms. Charu Tuli, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondents. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari, quashing Order dated 20.12.2008 (Annexure P-6) vide which the increment granted to petitioner No.1 on his promotion from the post of Teacher to that of Master, has been withdrawn. In the case of petitioner No.2, increment was granted and subsequently withdrawn, however, without passing any order. CWP No.799 of 2009 [2] Order, Annexure P-6 reads as under:- “Subject: Withdrawal of higher responsibility increment granted to Sh. Gur Iqbal Singh, Hindi Master, at the time of promotion from the post of Hindi Teacher to Hindi Master. As per the order passed by Distt. Education Officer (S), Ludhiana vide No.E-3/2008-A.C.P. 3586 (618) dated Ludhiana 10.09.2008, by withdrawing the increment of higher responsibility given to Sh. Gur Iqbal Singh, Hindi Teacher (C&V) at the time of his promotion to the post of Hindi Master on 30.11.2000, the pay is re-fixed and the recovery is being made on account of grant of this increment.” Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that the issue is covered by judgment dated 6.3.2009 rendered in Civil Writ Petition No.3790 of 2006, `Smt. Neelam Bali & others vs. State of Punjab & others’. Learned counsel for the respondent- State contends that he would have no objection if the matter is decided in terms of judgment rendered in Neelam Bali’s case (supra), as the issue is covered. In view of the above, the petition is disposed of in terms of judgment dated 6.3.2009 rendered in Civil Writ Petition No.3790 of 2006, `Smt. Neelam Bali & others vs. State of Punjab & others’. (AJAI LAMBA) December 17, 2009 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?