HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.2448 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: 09.02.2011 **** Jai Singh & Ors. . . . . Petitioners VS. State of Haryana & Ors. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 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? **** Present: Ms. Suman Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners ***** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) (1). Notice of motion to respondents No.1&3 only, at this stage. On the asking of the Court, Mr. RS Kundu, learned Addl. AG Haryana accepts notice on behalf of respondents No.1&2. In view of the nature of order which I propose to pass, there is no necessity to call upon the respondents to file their counter-reply(ies)/affidavit(s) at this stage. (2). The petitioners are the Clerical employees working in the office of District & Sessions Judge, Jhajjar. They seek a mandamus to direct the respondents to grant them higher pay scale of Rs.4000-6000/- on the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’, which has already been accepted by this Court in the case of similarly-placed CWP No.2448 of 2011.doc - 2 – Clerks in CWP No.12750 of 2009 (Sarabjit Singh and others v. State of Punjab & Anr.) as well as in CWP No.22878 of 2010 (Jitender Kumar & Ors. v. State of Haryana & Ors.) decided on 13.08.2010 and 22.12.2010, respectively. (3). The claim of the petitioners is apparently covered by the above-stated decisions. (4). The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider and dispose of the claim of the petitioners in the light of the decisions in Sarabjit Singh’s and Jitender Kumar’s cases (supra) by passing appropriate order(s) within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (5). Needless to say that if the petitioners are found entitled to the benefit, the consequential benefits shall also be released in their favour, within the same time-frame. (6). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 09.02.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge