HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.6929 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 08.02.2011 **** Joginder Pal Singh & Anr. . . . . Petitioners VS. State of Punjab & 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: Mr. Anil Shukla, Advocate for the petitioners Ms. Monica Chhibber Sharma, DAG Punjab Mr. Daman Dhir, Advocate for Mr. Amol Rattan Singh, Advocate for respondent No.2 ***** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioners are the Clerical employees working in the office of District & Sessions Judge, Mohali. They seek a mandamus to direct the respondents to grant them higher pay scale of Rs.5000-8100/- on the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’, which has already been accepted by this Court in the case of similarly-placed Clerks in CWP No.12750 of 2009 (Sarabjit Singh and others v. State of Punjab & Anr.) decided on 13.08.2010. (2). The claim of the petitioners is apparently covered by the above-stated decisions. CWP No.6929 of 2010.doc - 2 – (3). 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 case (supra) by passing appropriate order(s) within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (4). 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. (5). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 08.02.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge