IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.O.C.P. No.330 of 2007 Date of Decision:- 25.02.2008 Brij Lal & others ....Petitioner(s) through Mr.Raman Sharma, Advocate vs. P.K.Gupta, I.A.S. ....Respondent(s) through Mr.R.S.Kundu, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. *** CORAM:-HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. *** 1) Whether Reporters of the 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? *** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) The petitioner filed C.W.P.No.11044 of 2005 which was disposed of by this Court on 22.7.2005 with a direction to the respondents to decide the legal notice, by passing a speaking order. Alleging non-compliance of the above-referred direction, this contempt petition has been filed. In response to the show cause notice, a short reply by way of affidavit of P.K.Gupta, Commissioner and Secretary to Government of Haryana, Urban Local Bodies Department, Haryana, has been filed. Along with the said affidavit, an order dated 25.11.2005 (Annexure R-3) has also been appended which indicates that the Safai Darogas, though Class-IV employees, were getting a pay scale slightly higher than that of the Safai Karamcharis. C.O.C.P. No.330 of 2007 -2- It was, however, brought to the notice of this Court that the issue regarding grant of the pay scale, as claimed by the petitioners through their legal notice, was still under consideration of the State Government. The matter was accordingly adjourned to enable the State Government to take a final decision. Mr.R.S.Kundu, learned Additional Advocate General, Haryana has today handed over a photostat copy of the order dated 4/5.2.2008 whereby the State Government has decided that Safai Darogas, Head Mali and Head Sewerman shall continue in the Class-IV category only and the age of their retirement shall be 60 years instead of 58 years. The aforesaid decision has been communicated to the Municipal Corporation, Faridabad also. In other words, having held that the petitioners are Class IV employees, the State Government has turned down their claim for the pre- revised pay-scale of Rs.950-1400 which was granted to Class-III employees with effect from 1.1.1986. In the light of the fact that the State Government has now taken a decision and, thus, the directions issued by this Court have been complied with, this petition is disposed of, however, with liberty to the petitioners to impugn the above-stated Government decision before an appropriate forum, if so advised. Rule discharged. February 25, 2008 ( SURYA KANT ) poonam JUDGE