IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.13374 of 2004 DATE OF DECISION: SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 Nasib Singh and others .....PETITIONERS Versus The Chandigarh Administration and others ....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL --- Present: Mr.H.S. Dhillon, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms. Deepali Puri, Adocate, for respondents No.2 and 3. .. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed by the ten petitioners for quashing the order dated 6.9.2002 (Annexure P5), whereby the claim of the petitioners under the Assured Career Progression Scheme has been denied. In terms of the interim order dated 21.01.2008, an affidavit of Shri P.K. Sharma, Secretary, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh has been filed. In the said affidavit, it has been stated that while taking the cut-off date for granting the benefit of ACP Scheme on completion of 24 years and 32 years of service as 1.1.1996, the matter has been considered and out of ten petitioners six petitioners, i.e., Petitioners No.1,2,4,5,8 and 9 have been granted the said benefit. Regarding claim of the remaining four petitioners, i.e., petitioners No.3,6,7 and 10, it is stated that they were not found entitled for the said benefit as they did not fulfill the criteria laid down in the instructions dated 25th September, 1998 issued by the State Government. CWP No.13374 of 2004 -2- In view of the aforesaid facts, counsel for the petitioners wants to withdraw this petition with liberty to file a separate petition with regard to those petitioners, who have not been granted the aforesaid benefit under the ACP Scheme by challenging the order of rejection. Dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. September 16, 2009 (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) vkg JUDGE