IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 18288 of 2009. [O&M] Date of Decision: 29th April, 2010. Rajinder Kaur Petitioner through Mr. Suresh Goel, Advocate. Versus State of Punjab & Ors. Respondent through Mrs. Charu Tuli, Sr. DAG, Punjab. 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? SURYA KANT, J. [ORAL] The petitioner is aggrieved at the impugned orders dated 11.11.2009 [Annexure P-12] whereby the benefit of three increments granted to her from the date of passing the Giani/Prabhakar qualifications, has been decided to be withdrawn. She also seeks a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to release the pension and other retiral benefits to her on the basis of the pay actually drawn by her till retirement. So far as the recovery is concerned, learned counsel for the parties are ad-idem that the controversy is squarely answered in favour of the petitioner by a Full Bench decision of this Court in Budh Ram v State of Haryana & Ors. 2009[3] PLR, 511. Consequently, the recovery orders are hereby quashed. The recovery, if any, affected from the petitioner shall be refunded to her within a period of four months from the date a certified copy of this order is received. Adverting to the claim of the petitioner on merits that she is entitled to the three increments earlier granted to her and/or the pensionary benefits on the basis of the pay actually drawn by her till retirement, this Court vide order dated 02.03.2010 passed in CWP No. 16323 of 2008 [Smt. Sudarshana Devi & Anr. V State of Punjab & Ors.] has constituted an Officers' Committee to look into such like claims which essentially require verification of the facts of each case. The writ petition qua the afore-stated relief is accordingly disposed of by relegating the petitioner before the Officers' Committee, who shall consider her claim in accordance with the Rules/Government instructions and keeping in view the facts of individual case and shall make appropriate recommendations after hearing the petitioner in person, if so required. The needful shall be done within a period of four months from the date a certified copy of this order is received. Till the Committee takes any decision, the petitioner who has retired from service shall be granted or continue to draw her retiral benefits as per the reduced/re-fixed pay. Disposed of. Dasti. April 29, 2010. ( SURYA KANT ) dinesh JUDGE