IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH L.P.A. No.481 of 2011 Date of Decision : March 14, 2011 1. Parkash Chand ….Appellant Versus State of Punjab and others …. Respondents L.P.A. No.482 of 2011 2. Subhash Chander ....Appellant Versus State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.S. MANN Present : Mr. M.K. Dogra, Advocate for the appellant. 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? M.M. KUMAR, J. 1. Learned counsel for the appellant states that the issue raised in the instant appeals is covered in favour of the appellant and against the State by a Division Bench judgment of this Court dated 8.9.2010 rendered in L.P.A. No.1161 of 2009 (Tarlok Chand and others Vs. State of Punjab and others). According to the view taken by the Division Bench, the appellant has been held entitled to benefit of special increments and the view taken by learned Single Judge in that case was set aside. 2. Notice of motion. L.P.A. No.481 of 2011 -2- 3. Mr. Suvir Sehgal, Additional Advocate General, Punjab,who is present in the Court, accepts notice. 4. Learned Additional Advocate General, Punjab does not raise any serious argument to distinguish the facts of the present case from that of the judgment in Tarlok Chand's case (supra). 5. In view of the above, the appeals are allowed in the same terms as in Tarlok Chand's case (supra) and the judgment of the learned Single Judge is set aside. 6. A photocopy of this order be placed on the file of the connected case. ( M.M. KUMAR ) JUDGE ( T.P.S. MANN ) March 14, 2011 JUDGE satish