IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWPs No. 5107, 5108, 5109, 5110, 5111, 5112 and 5129 of 2010. Decided on: 1st September, 2010. (For title, please see below). Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh,, Judge. For the Petitioners : Mr. Rakesh Chandel, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General, for respondent No.1. Mr. Vijay Verma, Advocate, for respondents No.2 and 3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) 1. CWP No. 5107 of 2010. Ramesh Chand. Vs. State of H.P. & ors. 2. CWP No. 5108 of 2010. Sudershan Kumar. Vs. State of H.P. & ors. 3. CWP No. 5109 of 2010. Tarsem Lal. Vs. State of H.P. & ors. 4. CWP No. 5110 of 2010. Chanan Ram. Vs. State of H.P. & ors. 5. CWP No. 5111 of 2010. Dev Raj. Vs. State of H.P. & ors. 6. CWP No. 5112 of 2010. Hem Raj. Vs. State of H.P. & ors. 2 7. CWP No. 5129 of 2010. Des Raj. Vs. State of H.P. & ors. These writ petitions have been filed with the following prayer: “(i) That a writ in the nature of Mandamus may be issued directing the respondents to grant the revised pay scale w.e.f. 1.1.1986 instead of 3.11.1989 with interest @ 9% p.a. and other consequential benefits.” 2. In case the petitioners are similarly situated as the petitioners covered by judgment in CWP No.151 of 2004 titled Rattan Lal and others vs. State of H.P. and others decided on 17.11.2008 and in case the said judgment has become final, the petitioners cannot be discriminated. Therefore, these writ petitions are disposed of directing the second respondent to take appropriate action in the case of the petitioners herein also, in the light of Annexure P-1, judgment, within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition, by the petitioners. Dasti copy. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 1st September, 2010 ( Justice Kuldip Singh), (tr) Judge. 3