Civil Writ Petition No. 16473 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 16473 of 2011 Date of decision : 30.11.2011 Kamaljeet Singh and others ....Petitioners V/s State of Punjab and others ....Respondents BEFORE : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Ranjivan Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Jaswinder, DAG Punjab. RAJAN GUPTA J. (ORAL) The petitioners seek a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing orders dated 4.08.2011 and 12.08.2011, Annexures P-3 & P-4 respectively declining their claim for allotment of General Provident Fund Account Numbers. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioners contends that claim of the petitioners is covered by ratio of judgment delivered by this court in CWP No. 2371 of 2010 titled as Harbans Lal vs. The State of Punjab & others decided on 31.08.2010. According to him, petitioners are entitled for the same relief as granted to the petitioner in said case. Learned State counsel submits that State shall consider the case of the petitioners in light of judgment delivered by Division Bench of this court in Harbans Lal case supra. However, liberty may be granted to the State to pass appropriate orders in the eventuality that the case of the Civil Writ Petition No. 16473 of 2011 2 petitioners is found to be distinguishable from the petitioner in CWP No. 2371 of 2010. In view of statement made by learned State counsel, no further orders are required to be passed by this court. Disposed of. Needful, however, be done within three months from today. It is made clear that State shall be at liberty to pass appropriate orders in the eventuality case of the petitioners is distinguishable from the petitioner in Harbans lal’s case supra. November 30, 2011 (RAJAN GUPTA) Ajay JUDGE