IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 2442 of 2010-C Decided on 20.12.2011 1. Liaq Ram s/o Shri Lobha Ram, R/o Village Kosha, P.O. Kashapat Tehsil Rampur District Shimla, H.P. 2. Roop Lal S/o Sh. Tulsi Ram, presently posted as Operation Theatre Assistant at IGMC, Shimla, H.P. ...Petitioners. Versus 1. State of H.P. through Secretary, Health Govt. of H.P. Shimla-2. 2. Director of Health Services H.P. Shimla-171009 ..Respondents. CWP No. 2443 of 2010 Decided on 20.12.2011 Gian Chand S/o Sh. Devi Chand R/o Govind Niwas, Totu Shimla, H.P. ..Petitioner. Versus 1. State of H.P. through Secretary Health Services Govt. of H.P. Shimla-2 2. Director of Health Services H.P. Shimla 171009 ...Respondents CWP No. 2449 of 2010 Decided on 20.12.2011 1. Rajender Kumar Parwalia S/o Sh. Daulat Ram Parwalia, R/o village Macheli, P.O. Kota Tehsil Sarkaghat District Mandi, H.P. 2. Manoj Kumar s/o Sh. Sain Dass, R/o of village & PO Dehra, Tehsil Dehra, District Kangra, H.P. ...Petitioners. -2- Versus 1. State of H.P. through Secretary Health Govt. of H.P. Shimla-2. 2. Director of Health Services H.P. Shimla 171009 ...Respondents CWP No. 2450 of 2010 Decided on 20.12.2011 1. Kameshwar Garg S/o Sh. Paras Ram R/o Chet Ram Sharma, Parech Lower Kufta Dhar, Tehsil & District Shimla, H.P. 2. Ram Krishan S/o Sh. Bali Ram R/o Village Jyot, P.O. Jagatkhana via Swarghat, District Bilaspur, H.P. ...Petitioners. Versus 1. State of H.P. through Secretary Health Services Govt. of H.P.-Shimla-2 2. Director of Health Services H.P. Shimla-171009. ..Respondents Civil Writ Petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India _______________________________________________________________________ Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1. For the petitioners : Mr. Dilip K. Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr.Vikas Rathore, Deputy Advocate General and Mr. R.P. Singh, Assistant Advocate General. 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? -3- Rajiv Sharma, Judge (Oral) : Since the common questions of law and facts are involved in these writ petitions, the same were taken up together for hearing and are being disposed of by this common judgment. 2 Mr. Dilip K. Sharma, Advocate submits that the present lis is covered by the judgment dated 20.4.2010, rendered by this Court in CWP(T) No. 14084 of 2008. He further submits that the similarly situate persons have already started drawing the higher pay scale as per the information supplied to the petitioners under the Right to Information Act. 3. Consequently, the present petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners strictly in view of the principles laid down in the judgment cited hereinabove, within a period of six weeks from today. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma), Judge. December 20, 2011 (kalpana)