HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.6065 of 2007 (O&M) Date of Decision: 21.01.2011 **** Nirmaltej Singh & Ors. . . . . Petitioners VS. Punjab State Electricity Board & Ors. . . . . 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: Mr. MK Dogra, Advocate for the petitioner(s) Mr. APS Mann, Advocate for the respondents **** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) {1}. The petitioners seek quashing of the orders dated 06.04.2004 (Annexures P9 to P11) vide which their pay is said to have been erroneously fixed w.e.f. 01.01.1996 on the plea that the petitioners, being Diploma holders, are not entitled to the revised promotional pay scale(s). {2}. It is not in dispute that a Division Bench of this Court in CWP No.388 of 2003 titled as TR Bansal v. Punjab State Electricity Board decided on 01.02.2005 (Annexure P13) as well as in CWP No.468 of 2004 titled as T.S. Behl and others vs. Punjab State Electricity Board decided on 10.02.2006 (Annexure P12) have held that no discrimination amongst the CWP No.6065 of 2007.doc - 2 – diploma-holders and degree-holders can be made for the purpose of grant of revised pay-scale(s). {3}. This writ petition was adjourned sine die vide order dated 04.10.2007 to await the decision of the appeal preferred by the respondents against both the above- cited decisions. {4}. Concededly, the Civil Appeal No.4295 of 2007 (Punjab State Electricity Board v. TR Bansal and Ors.) has been dismissed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court on 15.07.2010 along with batch of other cases, a copy whereof has also been placed on record (Annexure P14). {5}. The present writ petition is accordingly allowed in terms of TR Bansal and T.S. Behl’s cases (supra). {6}. The needful shall be done within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. {7}. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 21.01.2011 vishal shonkar (SURYA KANT) JUDGE