JUDGMENT

FATHIMA BEEVI, J.:—Civil Appeal No. 1060 of 1990 is directed against the judgment and order dated 11-7-1988 of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana dismissing the Civil Writ Petition No. 4725 of 1986 filed by the appellants.

2. The appellants are ex-servicemen reemployed in Government service in the State of Haryana. They served in the Indian Army during the period of operation of the proclamation of emergency made by the President of India under Art. 352 of the Constitution of India on October 26, 1962 and lifted on January 10, 1968. The Punjab Government National Emergency (Concessions) Rules, 1965 (hereinafter referred to as the Emergency Concessions Rules) in force w.e.f. November 1, 1966 provided certain benefits to ex-army personnel who are re-employed in the matter of increment, seniority, pension etc. The Rules were adopted by the State of Haryana. The Government of Haryana vide Notifications dated 22-3-1976, 9-8-1976 and 5-11-1976 introduced amendments to these Rules. The appellants are denied the benefits under the Rules in view of such amendments. ,The writ petition filed by the appellants challenging the amendments was dismissed in limine by the impugned judgmen