Civil Writ Petition No.5813 of 2007 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Civil Writ Petition No.5813 of 2007 Date of Decision: August 20, 2008 Jai Pal Singh and others .......Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others .......Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.KUMAR HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr.NK Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.Harish Rathee, Sr. Deputy Advocate General, Haryana. ... M.M.KUMAR, J. The controversy raised in the instant writ petition is as to whether the pay of the petitioners is liable to be decreased and on that basis recovery is to be effected. The petitioners have sought direction to the respondents to restore pay scale given to them by quashing the orders passed by re-fixing the pay scale. In that regard, reliance has been placed on a Division Bench judgment of this Court in the case of Om Parkash and others V. State of Haryana and others, 2008(3) SCT 310. Mr.Rathee, learned State counsel candidly states that the controversy raised is squarely covered by the Division Bench judgment of this Court in Om Parkash and others' case (supra). Accordingly, the writ Civil Writ Petition No.5813 of 2007 2 petition is allowed. Orders dated 22.8.2003 (Annexure P4) and dated 12.12.2003 (Annexure P5) are hereby quashed. As a consequence, the respondents are directed not to effect any recovery from the petitioners. If any amount has been recovered from the petitioners on the basis of the orders, Annexure P4 and Annexure P5 on account of re-fixation, the same shall be refunded to them within two months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Writ petition stands disposed of. ( M. M. KUMAR ) JUDGE ( JITENDRA CHAUHAN ) August 20, 2008 JUDGE SRM