IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. COPC No. 12/2014 along with CWP’s No. 10838 to 10842 Decided on 9.7.2014 __________________________________________________________________ 1. COPC No. 12/2014 Court on its own motion ………..Petitioner Versus Deputy Director (Finance) and others ……….Respondents 2. CWP No. 10838/2011 Dr. Rajinder Kumar Sharma ………..Petitioner Versus Union of India and others ……….Respondents 3. CWP No. 10839/2011 Dr. K.D. Purohit ………..Petitioner Versus Union of India and others ……….Respondents 4. CWP No. 10840/2011 Dr. Lal Singh Pathania ………..Petitioner Versus Union of India and others ……….Respondents 5. CWP No. 10841/2011 Dr. Ravi Dutt Sharma ………..Petitioner Versus Union of India and others ……….Respondents 6. CWP No. 10842/2011 Dr. M.D. Sharma ………..Petitioner Versus Union of India and others ……….Respondents __________________________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting? 1 For the Petitioners : Mr. Rajnish Maniktala, Advocate (in all the writ petitions) 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 For the Respondents : Mr. Prashant Sharma, Advocate vice Mr. Sandeep Sharma, Assistant Solicitor General of India and Mr. Janesh Mahajan and Mr. M.A. Khan, Central Government Counsels for the respondent-Union of India in all the petitions. Mr. Rajiv Jiwan, Sr. Panel Counsel, for the respondent-Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan in the writ petitions and for the respondents in COPC No. 12/2014. Mr. H.K. Paul, Advocate, for the respondents-Sanatan Dharam Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya. _________________________________________________________________ Rajiv Sharma, Judge (oral): Since common questions of law and facts are involved in all the petitions, as such, same are taken up together for hearing and are being disposed of by a common judgment. 2. The petitioners are seeking fixation of their pay and also for grant of senior selection grade as per UGC norms. 3. Mr. Rajiv Jiwan, learned Senior Panel Counsel has placed on record a copy of office order dated 15.7.2014. It is evident from letter dated 15.7.2014 that the grievance of the petitioners stands redressed. Consequently, respondents are directed to release the dues of the petitioners within a period of 48 hours. However, it is made clear by way of abundant precaution that if any of the petitioners still has any grievance, he/she may approach the respondents by way of appropriate representation within a period of three weeks from today and the competent authority shall decide the representation in accordance with law, within a period of three weeks, after receipt of the representation. 3 4. In the light of the above, all the petitions are disposed of. Notices issued in COPC No. 12/2014 are discharged. Pending applications, if any, are also disposed of. (Rajiv Sharma) Judge July 9, 2014 (vikrant)