IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 10843 of 2011-E & 10851 of 2011-F. Decided on: December 14, 2011. 1. CWP No. 10843 of 2011. 1. Shri Puran Chand Sharma son of Shri Bali Ram, resident of Village and Post Office, Bagi, Tehsil Khudian, District Kangra, H.P. presently working as JBT in Government Primary School, Thar, Tehsil Pachhad, District Sirmaur, H.P. 2. Shri Mahinder Singh Chauhan, son of Shri Hira Singh Chauhan, resident of Village and Post Office Manjholi, Sub Tehsil Kupvi, Tehsil Chopal, District Shimla, H.P. presently working as TGT (Arts) at Government Middle School, Sirmouri Tal under Complex, Government Senior Secondary School, Ajoli, Tehsil Paonta Sahib, District Sirmour, H.P. ……….Petitioners. Versus Director Elementary Education, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla-1. ……….Respondent. 2. CWP No. 10851 of 2011. 1. Ms. Poonam wife of Shri Harish Gautam, resident of Viillage Dabhara, Post Office Naina Tikker, Tehsil Pachhad, District Sirmaur, H.P. presently working at Senior Secondary School, Deothi, Tehsil and District Solan, H.P. 2. Ms. Sushma Sharma wife of Shri Saresh Sharma, resident of Flat No. B-3, Block ‘A’ Kashish Apartment, 4, Near Diet, presently working at Diet Solan, H.P. 3. Shri Rajinder Singh son of Shri Jalam Singh, resident of Village Bandal, Post Office Manjholi, Tehsil Chopal, Sub Tehsil Kupvi, District Shimla, H.P. Presently working as DPED at Government Senior Secondary School, Korag, Tehsil Sangarh, District Sirmaur, H.P. ……….Petitioners. Versus The Director Elementary Higher Education, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla. ……….Respondent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the petitioners: Mr. Rupinder Singh, Advocate, For the respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, AG with Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. AG. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The Writ Petitions have been filed with similar set of prayers and one such set of prayer in CWP No. 10843 of 2011, mainly reads as under: “i. That the respondents may very kindly be directed to grant revised pay scale of Rs. 4550-7220 to the petitioner from the date of their initial appointment on contract basis and till the date of regularization and arrears accrued there under be paid with interest @ 9% per annum, in the interest of justice. ii. That the petitioner may also be kindly held entitled for the benefit of merger of 50% DA to basic pay + 11% DA w.e.f. 30.4.2004 and further revision thereof from time to time till the regularization of his service on their respective dates, with all consequential benefits and arrears accrued on this count be paid with interest.” 2. According to the petitioners, the issue is covered in their favour by the judgment of this Court rendered in CWP (T) No. 14232 of 2008, titled as Nek Ram & others Versus State of H.P. & others, decided on 17.11.2009. If that be so, similar treatment shall also be extended to the petitioners herein also, as extended to the petitioners in the above referred decision, in case the petitioners are also similarly situated, within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition(s) by the petitioner concerned before the respondent. 2. The writ petitions are disposed of, so also the pending application (s), if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. December 14, 2011, ( Justice Rajiv Sharma), (karan/vs) Judge. 3