IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 6748 of 2011 Date of Decision: 23.08.2011 Ramesh Chuchra etc. ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present : Mr. Vijay Rana, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. **** SURYA KANT .J.(Oral) The dispute pertains to non-payment of salary to the petitioners for the months of February and March, 2010. The petitioners were due for retirement on 31.01.2010 but they were allowed to continue for one year more on the last pay drawn by them as per the circular/notification dated 27.01.2010 issued by the Government of Punjab. Thereafter, the petitioners worked in the respondent department for two months i.e. February and March, 2010 only and were relieved from their services but the salary of the aforesaid two months has not been paid to them. CWP No. 6748 of 2011 [2] The respondents have been granted more than one opportunity to file their reply which has not been filed so far. Having regard to the nature of the relief, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondents No.2 and 3 to verify the fact as to whether the petitioners were retained in service for the months of February and March, 2010 and if the same is found to be correct, the salary of the aforesaid two months be paid to them. The needful shall be done by the respondents within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (SURYA KANT) 23.08.2011 JUDGE 'ravinder'