C.M. No. 7112 of 2011 and C.W.P. No. 6694 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.M. No. 7112 of 2011 and C.W.P. No. 6694 of 2011 Date of Decision : May 20, 2011 Prem Sagar and others .... PETITIONERS Vs. State of Punjab and another ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH * * * Present : Mr. P.K.Goklaney, Advocate, for the petitioners. * * * AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL) C.M. No. 7112 of 2011 C.M. is allowed. Affidavit along with the order passed by this Court dated 12.05.2011 (Annexure A-1) is taken on record. C.W.P. No. 6694 of 2011 Counsel for the petitioners contends that the case of the petitioners is fully covered by the order dated 12.05.2011 passed in CWP No. 14875 of 2010 titled as Upjit Singh and others vs. State of Punjab and others and, therefore, prays that same order be passed in the C.M. No. 7112 of 2011 and C.W.P. No. 6694 of 2011 2 present case. The contention of the petitioners is that they are working in the Private Aided Schools against the aided posts and, therefore, are entitled to the same pay scales as the employees working in the Government Schools. He contends that as per the decision of the Government of Punjab dated 10.05.2011, according to which, the pay scales, as per the recommendation of the 5th Pay Commission, have been granted to the employees of the Recognized Private Aided Schools in the State of Punjab w.e.f. 01.01.2006, the present writ petition has been rendered infructuous. However, the said pay scales are being disbursed w.e.f. 01.04.2011 and no decision has been taken with regard to the arrears of the revised pay scales w.e.f. 01.01.2006 to 31.03.2011. He states that a direction may be issued to the respondents to consider and take a decision thereon within a period of six months' from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order, as was done by this Court in CWP No. 14875 of 2010 titled as Upjit Singh and others (supra). In view of the statement made by the counsel for the petitioners and on going through the records of the case, the present writ petition is disposed of with directions to the State of Punjab, Department of Finance to take a decision with regard to the payment of arrears from 01.01.2006 to 31.03.2011 as per the revised pay scales within a period of six months' from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) May 20, 2011 JUDGE pj