IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CASE NO.: LPA No.5 of 2004 DATE OF DECISION: May 28, 2009 STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ...PETITIONERS VERSUS UMA SHARMA & OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA. HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIRMALJIT KAUR. PRESENT: MS. AMBIKA LUTHRA, AAG, PUNJAB FOR THE APPELLANT. MS. ALKA CHATRATH, ADVOCATE FOR THE RESPONDENTS. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J.(ORAL) The State of Punjab is aggrieved by the judgement dated 28.2.2003, vide which the last pay drawn by the petitioners as Lecturers has been ordered to be protected. At the time of filing of this appeal it was averred in para No.6 of the grounds of appeal that similar matters are pending before the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in C.A. No.1213-14 of 2001 titled as State of Punjab vs. Beant Ram Kanda and others and therefore, the judgement of learned Single Judge be stayed. Counsel for the respondents has placed before us the judgement rendered in C.A. No.1213-14 of 2001, State of Punjab vs. Beant Ram Kanda and others, reported as 2007(3) RSJ 249 vide which the appeal filed by the State of Punjab before the Hon'ble Supreme Court has been dismissed. No other ground has been raised. In view of the aforementioned facts, this Letters Patent Appeal is dismissed. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE May 28, 2009 (NIRMALJIT KAUR) Gulati JUDGE