IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.10312 of 2009 Date of Decision: October 05, 2009 Jagpal Singh Dhillon .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & Others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. R.D. Bawa, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. B.S. Chahal, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondents. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to calculate the commuted value of pension of the petitioner in terms of Circular dated 31.10.2006 (Annexure P-5) and not in terms of Circular dated 31.7.2003 (Annexure P-4). It has been pleaded that the petitioner retired from service on 31.5.2005 and therefore, has been put at a dis-advantage. The CWP No.10312 of 2009 [2] persons who retired in between 31.7.2003 to 31.10.2006 have been put at disadvantage as the table for commutation of pension would entitle the petitioner to less pension. Learned counsel has pointed out that while dealing with the issue, Division Bench of this Court, vide judgment dated 21.7.2008, decided the matter in favour of persons similarly situated as the petitioner in Civil Writ Petition No.15554 of 2007 titled `Gian Chand & Others vs. State of Punjab & Others’. Learned counsel for the respondents contends that the issue has been considered in a subsequent judgment dated 14.1.2009 rendered in Civil Writ Petition No.17230 of 2008 titled `Om Parkash & Others vs. State of Punjab & Another’ wherein this Court has taken note of the fact that Special Leave Petition is pending on the issue. Considering the above, this petition is disposed of in terms of judgment dated 14.1.2009 rendered in Civil Writ Petition No.17230 of 2008 titled `Om Parkash & Others vs. State of Punjab & Another’. (AJAI LAMBA) October 05, 2009 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?