CWP No.12063 of 1993.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.12063 of 1993 (O&M) Date of Decision: 04.05.2010 **** Puran Singh and others . . . . Petitioners VS. State of Punjab and another . . . . Respondents **** 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? **** Present: None for the petitioner Mr. B.S. Chahal, DAG Punjab ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioners who are retired employees of the Education Department, Government of Punjab, seek a mandamus to direct the respondents to allow them to continue to draw the House Rent Allowance (HRA) on the basis of their posting within 5 miles/8 kilometres from the outer territory of Jalandhar City. (2). Somewhat similar controversy came up before this Court in CWP No.10729 of 1993 (Banarsi Dass Verma vs. State of Punjab and others). CWP No.12063 of 1993.doc - 2 – (3). It is stated that the above-said writ petition (CWP No.10729 of 1993) has already been dismissed by this Court vide order dated 13.11.1995. (4). A perusal of the order dated 13.11.19985 reveals that the writ petition was dismissed on the basis of another decision of this Court dated 20.10.1993 passed in CWP No.12964 of 1993 titled as Niranjan Dass and others v. State of Punjab. (5). For the reasons mentioned in the Banarsi Dass Verma and Niranjan Dass’s cases (supra), this writ petition also stands dismissed. (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 04.05.2010 vishal shonkar