CWP No.17902 of 2010.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.17902 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 04.10.2010 **** Hari Parshad Singh and others . . . . Petitioners VS. State of Punjab and others . . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers 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? **** Present: Mr. BN Sehgal, Advocate for the petitioner ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioners who are working as EPDs in the Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana, and are nearing retirement, seek a direction to the respondents to accept their option for the purpose of pension/retiral benefits in terms of the Municipal Corporation Employees Pension and General Provident Fund Rules, 1994 which came into force vide Government Notification dated 28.07.1994 (Annexure P1) and in terms whereof an employee is required to exercise his option thereunder. However, the petitioners allegedly could not exercise their option as they were not aware of the Government notification nor was it communicated to them. CWP No.17902 of 2010.doc - 2 – 2. It appears that the issue involved in this writ petition already stands answered in favour of the employees like the petitioners in CWP No.18381 of 2003 (Davinder Singh and others v. State of Punjab & Anr.) decided on 19.04.2010 (Annexure P5). 3. For the reasons already assigned in Davinder Singh’s case (supra), the writ petition is disposed of in the same terms. 4. Ordered accordingly. 5. Dasti. (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 04.10.2010 vishal shonkar