IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. C.W.P. No. 10757 of 2011-F. Decided on: 7th December, 2011. 1. Smt. Shakuntla Thakur aged 43 years w/o Sh. Rajesh, presently posted at GPS Thund Karoki Block Mashobra, District Shimla. 2. Smt. Sunita aged 42 years, w/o Sh. Yoginder Shandil, presently posted at G.P.S. Karewdi Dhar, Block Mashobra, District Shimla. 3. Sh. Surinder Prakash aged 41 years, S/o Sh. Shiv Dutt, presently posted at GPS Gharch, Block Mashobra, Distt. Shimla, H.P. 4. Sh. Jagdish Chand, aged 48 years, S/o Sh. Parmanand, presently posted at G.P.S. Dhalli, Block Mashobra, District Shimla. 5. Sh. Rakesh, S/o Sh. Amar Nath, presently posted at G.P.S. Balog Block Mashobra, District Shimla. 6. Smt. Lalita Sharma, aged 45 years, W/o Sh. Sunil Kumar, presently posted at G.P.S. Jhanjiari Block Bijhari, Hamirpur. ….. Petitioners. -Versus- 1. The State of Himachal Pradesh through Secretary (Education) to the Government, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. 2. The State of Himachal Pradesh through Secretary (Finance) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh Shimla. 3. The Director of Elementary Education, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla-2. …… Respondents. Civil writ petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for appropriate writ, order or directions to the respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the petitioners. : Mr. S.C. Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents. : Mr. R.K. Bawa, A.G. with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. A.G. and Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. A.G.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral): The writ petition has been filed with the following prayers: “(I) That the writ petition may very kindly be allowed and the salary, as ordered to be fixed vide Annexure P-2 and Annexure P-3 may kindly be declared void abinitio and same may kindly be set aside, in the interest of justice. (II) That the respondents may very kindly be directed to pay the revised pay-scale, increments and other benefits from the date of initial appointment to the petitioner, as is being paid to the similarly situated teachers, with all consequential benefits.” 2. Petitioners submit that they are similarly situated as the petitioner in the decision rendered by this Court in CWP(T) No. 14232 of 2008, titled Nek Ram and others versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others, decided on 17.11.2009. It is further submitted that the decision has also been implemented. In case the petitioners are similarly situated as the petitioner in the judgment referred to above, similar treatment shall be given to the petitioners herein also, after verifying the facts, within a period of four months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment alongwith a copy of the writ petition and a copy of the judgment, referred to above, by the petitioners before the third respondent/competent authority. 3 3. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. (Justice Rajiv Sharma), Judge. December 07, 2011. (bhupender/kalpana)