IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.22553 of 2010 Date of Decision: December 17, 2010 Gurdial Singh & others .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. N.S. Jagdeva, Advocate, for the petitioners. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) 1. This civil writ 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 the action of the respondents in refixing the pay of the petitioners by withdrawing the benefit of three increments granted to the petitioners from the date they acquired qualification of Giani/ Parbhakar. 2. Notice of motion. CWP No.22553 of 2010 [2] 3. On the asking of the Court, Mr. J.S. Puri, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. Requisite number of copies of the writ petition have been handed over to learned counsel for the respondents in Court. 4. On request of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is taken up at this stage itself for final adjudication in view of the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case. 5. Learned counsel for the parties agree that the matter can be referred to the Committee constituted under Orders of this Court while dealing with Civil Writ Petition No.16323 of 2008 titled `Smt. Sudarshana Devi & another vs. State of Punjab & others’, decided on 2.3.2010. 6. In view of the common prayer made by learned counsel for the parties, the petition is disposed of in terms of judgment dated 2.3.2010 rendered by this Court in Civil Writ Petition No.16323 of 2008 titled `Smt. Sudarshana Devi & another vs. State of Punjab & others’. (AJAI LAMBA) December 17, 2010 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?