IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 14412 of 2009. [O&M] Date of Decision: 17th May, 2010. Dr. Vinod Kumar Jain Petitioner through Mr. N.S.Jagdeva, Advocate Versus State of Punjab & Ors. Respondents through Mr. B.S.Chahal, DAG, Punjab. 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? SURYA KANT, J. [ORAL] The petitioner is aggrieved at the orders dated 11.1.2008, 11.03.2008 and 21.8.2009 [Annexures P-1 to P-3] respectively whereby his pay has been re-fixed after withdrawing the benefit of special increment granted to him for adopting the terminal method of family planning. The petitioner also seeks a Mandamus to direct the respondents not to make consequential recovery and seeks a further direction to the respondents to allow him to draw the benefit of proficiency step-up. So far as the recovery is concerned, learned counsel for the parties are ad-idem that the controversy is squarely answered in favour of the petitioner by a Full Bench decision of this Court in Budh Ram v State of Haryana & Ors. 2009[3] PLR, 511. Consequently, the recovery order is hereby quashed. The recovery, if any effected from the petitioner shall be refunded within a period of four months from the date a certified copy of this order is received. Adverting to the claim of the petitioner that he is entitled to be granted the benefit of special increment, this Court vide order dated 31.03.2010 passed in CWP No. 18754 of 2007 [Amarjit Singh V State of Punjab & Ors.] has constituted an Officers' Committee to look into such like claims which essentially require verification of the individual facts. The writ petition qua the afore- stated relief, is accordingly disposed of by relegating the petitioner before the Officers' Committee, who shall consider claim in accordance with the Rules/Government instructions and keeping in view the facts of individual case and shall make appropriate recommendations after hearing the petitioner in person. The needful shall be done within a period of four months from the date a certified copy of this order is received. Disposed of. Dasti. May 17, 2010. ( SURYA KANT ) dinesh JUDGE