CWP No. 4116 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -- CWP No. 4116 of 2011 Date of decision: 06.07.2011 Lachhman Singh ........ Petitioner Versus Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited and others .......Respondent(s) Coram: Hon'ble Ms Justice Nirmaljit Kaur -.- Present: Mr. Jagbir Malik, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Mohnish Sharma, Advocate for the respondents -.- 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Nirmaljit Kaur, J. (Oral) This is a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of directions to the respondents to count the work charge service followed by regular service from 01.07.1969 to 25.12.1980 of the petitioner for the purpose of grant of retiral benefits and to revise the pension of the petitioner after granting him the benefits of the work charge service. Learned counsel for the respondents does not dispute that the issue has already been settled by the Apex Court and case of the present petitioner is squarely covered by the ratio of the judgment rendered by this CWP No. 4116 of 2011 2 Court in the case of Mangal Singh and others v. Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited and others (CWP No. 19123 of 2010 decided on 27.04.2011), vide which general directions were issued and it was held that in such like cases, the persons should not be forced to approach the Courts. Accordingly, the present writ petition is allowed in the same terms as CWP No.19123 of 2010 (supra). (Nirmaljit Kaur) Judge 06.07.2011 mohan