IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA C.W.P. Nos. 3372, 3373, 3374, 3375, 3403 & 3404 of 2011 Date of decision: May 17, 2011 1. CWP No. 3372 of 2011 Mohan Lal Versus State of H.P. and others 2. CWP No. 3373 of 2011 Jai Dev Singh Versus State of H.P. and others 3. CWP No. 3374 of 2011 Kewal Ram Kashyap Versus State of H.P. and others 4. CWP No. 3375 of 2011 Prithvi Raj Dhiman Versus State of H.P. and others 5. CWP No. 3403 of 2011 Duni Chand Thakur Versus State of H.P. and others 6. CWP No. 3404 of 2011 Amar Singh Versus State of H.P. and others Coram The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol, Judge For the Petitioners: Mr. A.K. Dhiman, Advocate For the respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General, with J.K.Verma, Deputy Advocate General ___________________________________________________________ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. The writ petition has been filed with the following prayer:- “(a) A writ in the nature of certiorari may be issued and thereby quash the impugned notification dated 17.3.1993, Annexure P-3. 2 (b) A writ in the nature of mandamus may be issued and thereby directing the respondent No. 1 to grant the pay scale 2200-4000 as per the decision in the similar cases of the similar situated person in CWP(T) No. 2179 of 2008 and LPA No. 124 of 2009. (c) That the petitioner may be held entitled to the revised pay scale of Rs. 2200-4000 being given to the District Welfare Officers and the Superintendent Grade-I. (d) That the respondents may kindly be directed to give the higher pay scale to the petitioner from the date it is due.” 2. According to the petitioners they are similarly situated as the petitioners covered by CWP(T) No. 2179 of 2008, which has become final before this Court in view of the judgment passed in LPA No. 124 of 2009. It is further submitted that the judgment has been implemented in the case of the parties who had already approached this Court. In view of the above submission, these writ petitions are disposed of directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners herein also and in case the judgment has been implemented, as stated above, appropriate action in the case of the petitioners herein also will be taken in case the petitioners herein are also similarly situated, within a period of two months from the date of production of the copy of this judgment by the petitioner concerned before the first respondent. 3 3. The writ petitions are disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. ( Justice Kurian Joseph ), Chief Justice May 17, 2011 (K) ( Justice Sanjay Karol ), Judge