CWP 10339 of 2011 -1- In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh. CWP No.10339 of 2011 Date of decision: 02.06.2011 Vir Kaur and others Vs. The State of Punjab and others Coram: Hon'ble Mr.Justice Permod Kohli Present: Mr.PS Khurana, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.BS Chahal, Addl. AG, Punjab, for the respondents. PERMOD KOHLI, J. (Oral): Notice of motion. On the asking of the Court, Mr. BS Chahal, Addl. AG, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. Requisite number of copies of the writ petition have been supplied to him today itself in Court. With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition is being disposed of at the motion stage without insisting for the reply. Petitioners were appointed as Masters/Mistresses in the Punjab Education Department o different dates before 10.07.1975. All the petitioners have now retired from service. It is agreed to between the learned counsel for the parties that the controversy involved in the present writ petition is squarely covered by a decision rendered by this Court in CWP No.2208 of 1989 (Lekh Raj Khera and others Vs. State of Punjab and another), on 24.03.2009 wherein the following observations have been made:- “In view of the above legal and factual position, this petition succeeds partially. Respondents are directed to CWP 10339 of 2011 -2- extend the benefit of the Pay revision in case of petitioners w.e.f. 1.11.1971 instead of 16.7.1975. They are further directed to fix the pay scale of the such of the petitioners whose un-revised pay falls between two stages in the new time scale in the revised scale in the next stage. The process of fixation of pay be completed within a period of four months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the competent authority. The consequential benefit be released in favour of the petitioners within a period of two months thereafter. 24.03.2009. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE” The ratio of the aforesaid judgment is fully applicable to the facts of the present petition. In view of the above circumstances, this writ petition is allowed in terms of the judgment in Lekh Raj Khera's case. However, the claim for arrears is restricted to three years preceding the filing of the writ petitions. No costs. 02.06.2011 (PERMOD KOHLI) BLS JUDGE