IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No. 4042 of 2008. Decided on: October 22, 2010. Ganga Ram & Ors. …..Petitioners. Versus State of H.P.& Ors. ….Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Sharma, Judge. For the petitioners: Mr. Ranjan Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. A.G. for respondents No. 1 to 3. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed with the following prayers:- “i) That the Respondents be directed to grant selection grade of Rs. 120-175 (Middle Class) to the extent of 35% and of Rs. 140-220 (Upper Class) to the extent of 15% to the applicants on the strength of total number of Teachers, on the Punjab pattern in terms of the Punjab Government letter No. 5056-FR-II-57/5600 dated 23.7.1957 (Annexure A/1) as has been interpreted by the Hon’ble High Court of Punjab & Haryana in LPA 135 of 1986 decided on January 15, 1990 as well as the proposal already mooted out by the Director of Education, Government of H.P, Shimla, vide Annexure A/5. ii) That the applicants be held entitled to all the consequential benefits in the form of refixation of pay, increments and other benefits like revised pension, gratuity and other retrial benefits to which they are entitled to under the rules, alongwith interest at the rate of 15% per annum.” 2. In view of annexure A-6, decision of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, read with Sections 82 & 83 of the Punjab Re- organization Act, 1966 and also in view of the fact that similar benefit has been granted in the case of JBT teachers as per Annexure A-3, the petitioners pray an opportunity to make appropriate representation before 2 the government since the government cannot discriminate the petitioners. In the event of the petitioners filing a comprehensive representation before the first respondent within six weeks from today, the same shall be considered on merits with notice to the first two representationists/authorized representatives and appropriate action in accordance with law and justice, adverting to the submissions made in the representation shall be taken within another four months. 3. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. Copy Dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. October 22, 2010. ( Justice V.K. Sharma ), (karan/vs) Judge.