HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.17749 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 26.08.2011 **** Kanta Kumari & Ors. . . . . Petitioners VS. State of Punjab & Anr. . . . . Respondents **** 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? **** Present: Ms. Alka Chatrath, Advocate for the petitioners Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, DAG Punjab **** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioners are serving/retired Teachers/Masters in the Education Department, Government of Punjab. They seek a mandamus to direct the respondents to permit them to re-exercise their option within some reasonable period for the grant of revised pay-scales w.e.f. 01.01.1986 in terms of the Notification/Circular dated 24.12.1992. (2). During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the parties are ad idem that the petitioners’ claim can be disposed of in terms of the order dated 25.02.2010 passed by this Court in CWP No.7464 of 2009 (Surinder Kumar & Ors. v. State of Punjab & Ors.). (3). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. CWP No.17749 of 2010.doc - 2 - 26.08.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge