IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.591 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision : 14.01.2010 Tarlok Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.R.K.Arora, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks mandamus for grant of pay scale of Rs.1200-2100 (revised to Rs.4020-6200), from the date of his appointment, on the same pattern as is stated to have been granted to the similarly situated Electricians of the State. Earlier, the petitioner had claimed another (though higher) pay scale but his request was turned down by the respondents vide order dated 20.4.2006 (Annexure P-10). The petitioner now asserts that this Court vide judgment dated May 30,2008, rendered in CWP No.10759 of 1990 (Rajinder Pal Gautam and others versus State of Punjab and others) (Annexure P-11), has thereafter granted the pay scale as claimed by the C.W.P.No .591 of 2010 (O&M) 2 petitioner now, to the similarly situated employees. The petitioner has accordingly served the respondents through a legal notice dated 18.11.2009 (Annexure P-12), claiming the revised pay scale of Rs.1200- 2100 (revised pay scale of Rs.4020-6200), on the strength of the decision of this Court in CWP No.10759 of 1990 {Rajinder Pal Gautam's case (supra)}. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, however, without expressing any view on the merits of the petitioner's claim, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner regarding grant of afore-stated pay scale with reference to the judgment of this Court dated May 30, 2008 passed in CWP No.10759 of 1990 (Rajinder Pal Gautam and others versus State of Punjab and others), as early as possible but not later than four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Disposed of. Dasti. 14-01-2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE