IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.8475 of 2010 Date of Decision : May 11, 2010. Harbans Singh and others .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Tejvir Singh Maness, Advocate, for the petitioners. -.- 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioners seek the grant of higher pay scales on the basis of the academic qualifications possessed by them. It is averred that the petitioners are entitled to the pay scale of Rs.110-250 as was granted to the J.S.T.Teachers. Reliance is placed on a decision of this Court dated 15.4.2009 rendered in a bunch of writ petitions including C.W.P.No.3931 of 1992 (Baldev Raj Mittal and others versus State of Punjab and others). The petitioners have already served the respondents with a legal notice dated 3.3.2010 (Annexure P-11) staking the afore-mentioned claim but without any response thereto. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners and C.W.P.No .8475 of 2010 2 considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to the respondents to take cognizance of the afore-mentioned legal notice (Annexure P-11) served on behalf of the petitioners and dispose of their pending claim by passing a speaking order, taking into consideration the decision in Baldev Raj Mittal's case (Supra). The needful shall be done within a period of six months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. However, it is directed that if the authorities hold the petitioners entitled to the grant of higher pay scales, no arrears shall be paid to them upto the date of issuance of the legal notice and the benefits shall be restricted towards notional pay fixation only. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. May 11, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE