IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA CWP(T) No. 16361 of 2008 Date of Decision : November 9 , 2011 Sh. Jagroop Chand Katoch Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and others Respondents Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the petitioner : Mr. Ranjan Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Ram Murti Bisht, Dy. Advocate General with Mr. Vinod Thakur, Dy. A.G. for respondents. Justice Sanjay Karol, J. (Oral) Petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:- “i) That the action of reducing the pay scale of the applicant from Rs. 12000-18300 (as Principal or as Lecturer Selection Grade/Reader from 1.7.1998 onwards) to Rs. 8000-13500 while issuing the order of taking over of services as Lecturer on 18.10.2006 vide A-16, may kindly be quashed and set aside. ii) That the taking over vide A-16 of the applicant who was Lecturer selection grade/reader to that of Whether reports of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 Lecturer, amounts to reduction in rank and status and may be set-aside. iii) That the respondents may be directed to fix the pay of the applicant, as Lecturer w.e.f. 1.7.1989/Lecturer Sr. scale in the pay scale of 3000- 5000 w.e.f. 1.7.1993 and as Lecturer selection grade/reader in the pay scale of Rs. 12000-18300 w.e.f. 1.7.1998 with all consequential benefits, forthwith. iv) That the respondents may be directed to fix the pay of the applicant, as Lecturer at the basic pay of Rs. 14940 after 5 years of service as Lecturer Selection Grade/Reader w.e.f. 1.7.2003 till day as per A-18 & A- 19 with all consequential benefits, forthwith. v) That the respondents may be directed to give the benefit of 2 advance increments, on moving to Lecturer selection grade/reader in the pay scale of Rs. 12000- 18300 w.e.f. 1.7.1998, as per Annexure A-17, with all consequential benefits, forthwith. vi) That the action of the respondents in reducing the basic pay from Rs. 14520 in March, 2004 vide A-14 & Rs. 14940 in Sept. 2005 to Rs. 8000 since October 2006 till day, ignoring pay protection may kindly be quashed and set-aside. vii) That the records of the case may also be called for and perused. viii) That the costs of the application may also be granted. ix) That any other relief deemed fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case may also be granted.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has placed on record order dated 27.7.2010 passed by the Principal Secretary 3 (Education) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh issued pursuant to the judgment dated 27.4.2010 delivered by this Court in CWP(T) No. 1214 of 2008. His case is stated to be covered by the said order. According to him the judgment has attained finality. 3. Consequently there shall be a direction to the respondents to consider the petitioner’s case in the light of the orders dated 27.7.2010 passed by respondent No. 1 as also notification dated 7.5.1999 (Annexure A-17) and letter dated 31.5.1999 (Annexure A-21). The decision shall positively be taken within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the certified copy of the judgment. It is clarified that in case the decision is taken in favour of the petitioner, all monetary benefits as may be found due and admissible, including pay protection and two increments for PHD, shall also be disbursed to him within the aforesaid period, failing which, then thereafter, petitioner shall be entitled to interest @ 9% p.a. which shall be personally recovered from the erring official(s). 4. Petition stands disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy dasti. (Justice Sanjay Karol), Judge. November 9 , 2011 (PK)