CWP NO.13975 of 2007 etc. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. DATE OF DECISION: 9 .7.2009 1.CWP No.13975 of 2007 (O&M) Gurdev Singh ...Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab & Others …Respondents 2.CWP No.19283 of 2006 (O&M) Ujagar Singh ...Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab & Others …Respondents 3.CWP No.11213 of 2004 (O&M) Darshan Kumar ...Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab & Others …Respondents 4.CWP No.1870 of 2007 (O&M) Lakha Singh ...Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab & Others …Respondents 5.CWP No.19279 of 2007 (O&M) Harnek Singh & Others ...Petitioner(s) VERSUS State of Punjab & Others …Respondents 6.CWP No.3208 of 2009 gurdial Singh & Others ...Petitioner(s) VERSUS State of Punjab & Others …Respondents CWP NO.13975 of 2007 etc. 2 CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.BR Sharma, Mr.RS Sharma, Mr.GS Bal, V.K.Jindal, Mr.Raj Kaushik, Mr.M.S.Bal, Advocates, Mr.Gagneshwar Walia, Advocates for the petitioner(s). Mr.B.S.Chahal, DAG, Punjab Permod Kohli, J. Since all these petitions involve common questions of law and facts, the same are disposed of by this common order. The petitioners are seeking the retiral benefits/family pension. Admittedly, the petitioners were working as Watchmen/Chawkidar with the State Government on temporary/daily wage basis. They were appointed on various dates indicated in the writ petitions. They were placed in regular pay scale. Admittedly, they have completed uninterrupted more than 20 years of service as watchmen. The main grievance of the petitioners is that the petitioners are not being granted the pensionary benefits whereas similarly situated persons have been granted the pensionary benefits on the strength of various judgments passed by this Court in the cases of Baldev Singh vs. State of Punjab (CWP No.16786/2001 decided on 5.12.2002), Rakha Singh vs. State of Punjab and others (CWP No.7780/2004 decided on 27.1.2005) and Dangal Singh vs. State of Punjab and Ors. (CWP No.15544 of 2007 decided on 17.11.2008). Similar matters are pending in this Court. In some of such cases, the State Government had CWP NO.13975 of 2007 etc. 3 earlier released the pensionary benefits/family pension, but later withdrew the same. In a similar matter i.e. CWP No.6831/2009, learned counsel for the State had produced on record Memo No.AS-7 (806)-2009/950 dated 17.4.2009 whereby the State Government has taken a decision to implement the judgment of this Court, in view of dismissal of the SLP filed by the State Government before the Hon'ble Supreme Court. The sum and substance of this Circular is to implement the judgment of the court. In this view of the matter, the petitioners in all the aforesaid petitions are entitled to the pensionary benefits on the same analogy as in cases referred to here-in- above. Disposed of accordingly. A copy of this order be placed on record on each concerned file. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 9 .7.2009 MFK