IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 19489 of 2009 Date of Decision: 17.12.2009. Sanjeev Bhatia and others --Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Umesh Narang, Advocate for the petitioners. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. R.K.S. Brar, Addl. A.G., Haryana has been asked to accept notice on behalf of the respondents-State. Petitioners are working as Junior Engineers in the State of Haryana. The pay scales of the Haryana Govt. employees were revised in the year 1986 pursuant to the recommendations of the Pay Commission w.e.f. 1.1.1986. The Junior Engineers were placed in the pay scale of Rs. 1400-2300 and with selection grade of Rs. 1640-2900 and after rendering 20 years of service they were to be placed in the pay scale of Rs. 2000-3500. Some writ petitions were filed before this Court. The matter was recommended to Anomaly Committee, who recommended the removal of anomalies. Despite the recommendations of the Anomaly Committee the directions were not implemented. The matter was again agitated in the Court and this Court allowed the writ petitions. The State Govt. filed a review petition which was dismissed by this Court. A Special Leave Petition filed by the State Govt. also came to be dismissed. The State Govt. has implemented the judgement vide order dated 22.5.2009 (Annexure P-5) CWP. No. 19489 of 2009 -2- and another order dated 26.6.2009 (Annexure P-6). The petitioners' case is similar to this. Petitioners have also served a legal notice but the respondents have not taken any decision on the same. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners will be satisfied, if, the respondents are directed to take decision on the legal notice in the light of aforesaid judgements and Govt. orders. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioners and decide the legal notice in the light of the judgements of this Court and Govt. orders, within a period of two months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the competent authority. If, the petitioners are found to be entitled to their claims, same may be released in their favour within a period of one month thereafter. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 17.12.2009 lucky