IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No.11165 of 2008. Decided on: 30.12.2010. Ranjeet Singh Jaswal and Anr. ……….Petitioners. Versus State of HP and Anr. ……….Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, J. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the petitioners: Mr. T.S. Chauhan, Advocate. For the respondent No.1: Mr.Vinod Thakur, Dy. AG with Mr. R.P. Singh, Asstt. AG. For the respondent No. 2. Mr. Adarsh Sharma, Advocate. Rajiv Sharma, J. (Oral) The petitioners are seeking pay scale of ` 7,000-10,980/- being paid to their counterparts working in the Himachal Pradesh Civil Secretariat. The respondent-Corporation was directed on 21.12.2010 to file a supplementary affidavit. The supplementary affidavit has been filed by the Managing Director of the respondent-Corporation. Para 2 to 4 whereof read thus: “That the nomenclature to the post of Legal Assistant was changed to that of Law Officer and the pay scale of ` 6400-10640 was released to the category of Law Officer w.e.f. 1.1.1996 as per pay scale released to the Law Officers under Department of H.P. Civil Secretariat in respect of Assistant District Attorney 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the Judgment?. No. and decision taken by the Board of Directors HRTC in its meeting held on 12.07.1999. The revision of pay scales of ` 7000-10980 vide notification dated 7.12.2002 issued to the Law Officer only pertains to Department of H.P. Secretariat only and it cannot be made applicable to the employees of Corporation ipso-facto as claimed by them in the Civil Writ Petition. That the pay scales and allowances released by the State Govt. from time to time are also given by H.R.T.C. to their employees after obtaining the approval of Service Committee/Board of Directors of H.R.T.C.” 2. It is evident from Para -2 that the Law Officers earlier were granted pay scale of ` 6400-10640 with effect from 1.1.1996 as per pay scale released to the Law Officers under Department of H.P. Civil Secretariat in respect of Assistant District Attorney and the decision was taken in this regard by the Board of Directors of respondent-Corporation in the meeting held on 12th July, 1999. It is also evident from Para-4 that the pay scales and allowances released by the State Government from time to time are also given by the H.R.T.C. to their employees after obtaining the approval of Service Committee. 3. Accordingly, in view of the supplementary affidavit filed by the Managing Director of the respondent-Corporation, there shall be a direction to the respondent-Corporation to release the pay scales to the category of the petitioners at par 2 with their counterparts, who are serving in the Himachal Pradesh Secretariat after completing all the codal formalities within a period of two months from the date of production of certified copy of this judgment by the petitioners. 4. In view of the above, the petition is disposed of. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma) Judge December 30, 2010. (krt) 3