C.W.P. No.3942 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No.3942 of 2011 Date of Decision: 20.07.2011 Baldev Singh Thind and others ....Petitioners Versus Punjab & Sind Bank and others ...Respondents CORAM : Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present:- Mr. P.S. Brar, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Sapan Dhir, Advocate for the respondents. ***** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers 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 ? ** NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. (ORAL) In the present writ petition, the petitioners have claimed the benefits of leave Fare Concession in terms of Section 44 of the Punjab and Sind Bank (officers) Service Regulations, 1982. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that the Division Bench of this Court in Civil Writ Petition No.6406 of 2006 titled as Baldev Singh vs. Punjab and Sind Bank and others, decided on 10.01.2007 has held that the benefits in terms of the regulations are payable to the employees of the bank who have opted for voluntary retirement. It is not disputed that S.L.P against the order and judgment dated 10.01.2007 passed in CWP No.6406 of 2006 was also dismissed. Thereafter, relying on the said judgment, another Writ Petition bearing C.W.P. No.13223 of 2004 was filed before this Court. The C.W.P. No.3942 of 2011 2 same too was allowed relying on the Division Bench Judgment passed in CWP No.6406 of 2006. The Division Bench in CWP No.13223 of 2004 granted the benefits of leave Fare Concession to the petitioners in terms of the regulations. Aggrieved, the Bank filed SLP against the said judgment on the ground that the issue with respect to leave Fare Concession was not the subject matter in CWP No.6406 of 2006. However, the said SLP too was dismissed. Thereafter, the Bank filed Review Petition before the Apex Court. The said Review Petition was also dismissed vide order dated 24.02.2009. Learned counsel for the respondents has not been able to show as to how the case of the petitioners is different from the petitioners in CWP No.13223 of 2004. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner, I find that his claim for grant of Leave Travel Concession is covered by a Division Bench decision dated 12.12.2007 in case of Tej Partap Singh and others v. Punjab and Sind Bank & Ors. (CWP No.13223 of 2004). Similar orders were also passed in CWP No.18900 of 2009, decided on 02.11.2010. In view of the above, the present petition is allowed in the same terms as CWP No.13223 of 2004 decided on 12.12.2007. (NIRMALJIT KAUR) 20.07.2011 JUDGE gurpreet