IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 10969 of 1989 Date of Decision: April 23, 2009 Iqbal Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR Present: None for the petitioner. Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, DAG, Punjab, for the respondent. 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? M.M. KUMAR, J. The petitioner has claimed the military service benefit including the service rendered during the period of emergency for the purposes of seniority and increments as admissible under the Punjab Government National Emergency (Concession) Rules, 1965. At the outset, learned State counsel has placed on record a copy of the order dated 1.9.2005 (Mark ‘A’) showing that the Government has now released the benefit of emergency service to the petitioner from 9.8.1964 to 8.1.1968, which amounts to three years and seven months, for the purposes of promotion etc. In view of the above, the writ petition has been rendered infructuous and is disposed of as such. (M.M. KUMAR) April 23, 2009 JUDGE C.W.P. No. 10969 of 1989 Pkapoor 2