IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 7274 of 2009. [O&M] Date of Decision: 28st April, 2010. Nirmaljit Petitioner through Mr. Sanjiv Ghai, Advocate Versus State of Punjab & Ors. Respondents through Mr. B.S.Chahal, 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 seeks quashing of the order dated 13.3.2009 [Annexures P-4] whereby the benefit of proficiency step-up increments given to her has been withdrawn and the consequential recovery has also been ordered. So far as the challenge to 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 as she is not accused of misrepresenting the facts or playing any fraud etc. with the authorities while claiming the disputed increments. Consequently, the recovery order is hereby quashed. Recovery, if any, effected from the petitioner shall be refunded within a period of four months from the date a certified copy of this order is received. Adverting to the first issue, this Court vide order dated 31st March, 2010 passed in CWP No. 3604 of 2009 [Prem Singh v State of Punjab & Ors. ] has constituted a Departmental Committee headed by an officer not below the rank of the Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary of the Irrigation Department; the Chief Engineer and the Administrative Officer of the Irrigation Department, Punjab to consider the claims raised by various employees like the petitioner. Since the factual assertions need to be verified for resolving the controversy regarding entitlement to step-up increments, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to make a comprehensive representation before the afore- stated Officers'-Committee, who shall, after affording the petitioner an opportunity of personal hearing, take an appropriate decision as early as possible and preferably within a period of three months from the date a certified copy of this order is received. Disposed of. Dasti. April 28, 2010. ( SURYA KANT ) dinesh JUDGE