CWP(T) No. 11296 of 2008 02.11.2010 Present: Mr. Dilip Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Ram Murti Bisht, Dy. Advocate General with Mr. Ramesh Thakur, Asstt. A.G. for the respondents. According to Mr. Dilip Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner the matter in issue is squarely covered by a decision rendered by a Division Bench of this Court in CWP No. 319 of 1997, titled as Hira Lal versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another, decided on 17.6.2008, copy of which is on record. 2. Having gone through the petition I am of the considered view that facts are similar. Petitioner herein was initially appointed as an untrained J.B.T. teacher on 26.2.1966. On 16.1.1967 he was appointed as an untrained Drawing Teacher. Between 1972 – 1974 he underwent training with salary. Vide order dated 31.10.1983 (Annexure A-1) he was granted running grade from the date of his initial appointment. With effect from 1.1.1986 the pay scales of the concerned teachers were revised vide notification dated 23.3.1989 (Annexure A-2). 3. In Hira Lal (supra) after going through the letters dated 11.7.1991, 15.2.1996 and 6.5.1989, issued by the respondents the Court came to the conclusion that petitioner therein was to get senior scale/selection grade from the date of his first appointment after putting in eight/eighteen years of service and the period of untrained service is to be counted for that purpose. -2- 4. Consequently the directions issued in Hira Lal (supra) shall mutatis mutandis apply to the present case also. Consequential action be taken within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order. Petition stands disposed of accordingly. (Sanjay Karol), Judge. November 2, 2010 (PK)