Civil Writ Petition No. 11666 of 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 11666 of 2009 Date of decision: 6th April, 2010 Rohit Kumar Singla and others ........Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another .......Respondents Before: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes/No. 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? Yes/No. 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Yes/No. Present: Mr. H.S.Dhindsa, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Kamaldeep S.Sidhu, Dy.A.G., Punjab, for the respondent-State. Surya Kant, J.(Oral) 1. The petitioners seek quashing of the order dated 4.11.2008 (Annexure P-11), whereby their claim for regularization of services immediate on completion of four years has been turned down. 2. Notice of motion was issued and in response thereto, the respondents have filed their reply Affidavit, para no. 2 where of reads as follows:- “That the case of the petitioner is squarely covered by the case of Dr. Neelam Kumar Vs State of Punjab and others bearing CWP No. 9370 of 2008. The decision in this case is Civil Writ Petition No. 11666 of 2009 -2- attached as Annexure P-12 with the writ petition filed by the petitioner. The petitioners case had also been rejected vide Annexure P-11 with the same reasoning as given in the case of Dr. Neelam Kumar. Earlier also vide various orders the identical situated doctors have been given the relief of regularization immediately upon completion of four years of service. Now the proposal for regularizing the petitioner after completion of four years service has been processed and recommended to the Govt. of Punjab by the answering deponent. The case is now under active consideration of the Govt. of Punjab.” 3. In view of the above stand taken by the State Government, the instant writ petition is hereby allowed. It is directed that appropriate orders regarding regularization of services of the petitioners w.e.f. the date(s) they completed their four years of service, be passed within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Consequential service benefits other than the arrears of pay etc., shall also be granted to the petitioners. 4. Ordered accordingly. 5. Dasti. [SURYA KANT] 6th April, 2010 JUDGE Shivani Kaushik