IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.16159 of 2011 Date of Decision : September 01, 2011. Jawala Singh and others .....Petitioners versus The State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.R.K.Arora, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms.Sudeepti Sharma, DAG, Punjab. -.- 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) Notice of motion. Ms.Sudeepti Sharma, DAG, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. In view of the nature of order which I propose to pass, there is no need to seek any counter reply from the respondents at this stage. The petitioners who are retired Beldars from the Agricultural Department, Government of Punjab, seek a direction to grant them the benefit of past service rendered in the Punjab Land Development and Reclamation Corporation, for the purpose of pensionary benefits. CWP No.16159 of 2011 [2] During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the parties are ad idem that the controversy involved in this case stands answered in favour of the petitioners by a decision of this Court dated 24.3.2009 in State of Punjab and others versus Subhash Chander Chadha and another, passed in LPA No.44 of 2006. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of in terms of the afore-stated decision of this Court in Subhash Chander Chadha's case (supra) and the respondents are directed to consider the claim of the petitioners in the light of Subhash Chander Chadha's case (supra). In case the petitioners' claim is found covered under the aforesaid decision, the consequential benefits shall be given. However, if the respondents find that the claim of the petitioners is distinguishable, they shall dispose of it by passing a speaking order within a period of two months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Dasti. September 01, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE