IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 1821 of 2010. [O&M] Date of Decision: 21st July, 2010. Rajinder Singh & Ors. Petitioner through Mr. R.S.Bajaj, Advocate Versus State of Punjab & Ors. Respondents through Mr. H.S.Brar, Addl.AG, Punjab. Mr. TPS Tung, Advocate. 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 petitioners are employees of Shaheed Kanshi Ram Memorial College, Bhagoo Majra, Tehsil Kharar, District SAS Nagar. The aforesaid college is governed under the grant-in-aid scheme and receives 95% grant-in-aid from the State. The petitioners' grievance is that they have not been paid their salaries since December, 2007. In its reply, the Management of the College has come up with the plea that despite submission of complete case by it, the State Government has not released the grant-in-aid due to which it is unable to pay salary to the petitioners and other employees. The Education Department, Government of Punjab, on the other hand, has taken the plea that the Management of the College has failed to pay gratuity to some of its retired employees who have already successfully approached this Court and unless the Management discharges its obligation qua those employees, the grant-in-aid can not be released. During the course of hearing and having been apprised of the plight of the employees who are without salary from last over two years, learned State Counsel agrees that the petitioners as well as other employees who are covered under the grant-in-aid scheme would be directly paid salaries by depositing the due amounts in their respective Bank accounts [instead of making any payment to the Management], within a period of three months from the date a certified copy of this order is received. Let the needful be done accordingly. It is made clear that this arrangement is purely temporary in nature for the transit period till the controversy regarding payment of gratuity by the Management to its retired employees is resolved. The State Government shall be at liberty to start paying the grant-in- aid to the Management as and when the State Government is satisfied with regard to functioning of the Management and/or fulfillment of the requisite conditions by the Management as per the Rules/policy. Disposed of. Dasti. July 21, 2010. ( SURYA KANT ) dinesh JUDGE