HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.1668 of 2004 (O&M) Date of Decision: 24.08.2011 **** Hardeep Singh & Ors. . . . . Petitioners VS. State of Punjab & Ors. . . . 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: Ms. Deepika Verma, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, DAG Punjab ***** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioners are working as Pump Operators with respondent No.2. They have approached this Court claiming two-fold relief, namely, regularization of their services and for grant of minimum pay-scale with Dearness Allowance. (2). It is not in dispute that during the pendency of this writ petition, the services of the petitioners have been regularized and the major relief thus stands granted. (3). As regards the petitioners’ claim for minimum pay scale before regularization of their services, learned counsel for the petitioners relies upon a judgement of this Court CWP No.1668 of 2004.doc - 2 – rendered in Nasib Singh & Ors. v. State of Punjab & Ors. (CWP No.6912 of 2008) decided on 12.01.2011. (4). In this view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the second claim of the petitioners in the light of the above- mentioned decision of this Court rendered in Nasib Singh and other’s case (supra) and pass appropriate order(s) within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (5). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 24.08.2011 Vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge