IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.9713 of 2011 Date of Decision : July 12, 2011. Harbans Singh and others .....Petitioners versus The State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.T.S.Chauhan, Advocate, for the petitioners. -.- 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioners seek a mandamus to grant them the pay scale of Rs.1640-2925 w.e.f. 1.1.1986 and further revised pay scales w.e.f. 1.1.1996/1.1.2006. They have relied upon the decision of this Court dated 7.5.2009 rendered in CWP No.16380 of 1989 (Balbir Singh and others versus State of Punjab and others (Annexure P-2) and other connected matters. The above stated relief has been sought by the petitioners vide a representation dated 4.3.2011 (Annexure P-5) also. In this view of the matter, however without expressing any views on the merits of the petitioners' claim, I deem it appropriate to CWP No.9713 of 2011 [2] dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioners as contained in the afore-mentioned representation and dispose of the same in the light of the judgment in Balbir Singh's case (supra), as early as possible and preferably within a period of six months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. July 12, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE