IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.16831 of 2006 Date of Decision : May 04, 2010. Harwant Singh Mangat and others .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Vipin Mahajan, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.B.S.Chahal, DAG, Punjab. -.- 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioners seek quashing of the orders dated 12.10.2006 (Annexures P-15 & P-16) whereby they have been called upon to appear in the Departmental Test notwithstanding the fact that they have crossed the age of 50 years and claim themselves to be entitled for exemption from qualifying the departmental test as per the decision of this Court rendered in CWP No.1181 of 1997 (Rattan Lal versus State of Punjab and another) decided on 14.8.1997, read with the provisions contained in the Rules. Learned counsel states that during the pendency of this writ petition, the respondents have re-considered the matter and have passed an C.W.P.No .16831 of 2006 2 order dated 15.4.2010 whereby employees like the petitioners who have been promoted after attaining the age of 50 years, have been granted exemption from passing the departmental test. Mr.B.S.Chahal, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, on instructions from the departmental officials present in Court, states that the case of the petitioners for grant of increments from the due dates is under consideration before the Competent Authority. Since a substantial part of the relief has already been granted to the petitioners, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents that the matter regarding grant of increments from the due dates to be petitioners be considered as early as possible but not later than three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. May 04, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE