CWP No. 20023 of 2013

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

CWP No. 20023 of 2013

Date of decision: 11.09.2013

Manmohan Singh Asstt. Engineers & others

...... Petitioners

Vs.

State of Punjab & others

..... Respondents

CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJINDER SINGH DHINDSA.

Present:

Mr. G.S.Chahal, Advocate for the petitioners.

....

Tejinder Singh Dhindsa, J. (Oral)

It has been averred that all the petitioners are serving as Junior

Engineers (since re-designated as Assistant Engineers) under the

Department of Irrigation, State of Punjab. The claim in the present writ

petition is for the issuance of a writ of mandamus for directing the

respondents to grant to the petitioners the benefit of Assured Career

Progression Scheme (ACP Scheme) as formulated vide policy circular dated

03.1.2006 (Annexure P-3) along with all consequential benefits.

Counsel would argue that the claim raised in the present writ

petition would be covered in the light of judgment dated 20.05.2013

(Annexure P-6) passed by this Court in CWP No. 16446 of 2010 titled as

Jaswinder Singh Bedi & others Vs. State of Punjab & others, wherein the

relief