IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 10954 of 2011-F Decided on: December 14, 2011. 1. Neelam Kumari W/o Sh. Rakesh Kumar, Village & Post Office Bogdhar, Sub Tehsil Nohra Dhar, District Sirmour, H.P. Presently working JBT at Government Primary School Doodham Matiyana, block Rajgarh, Tehsil Rajgarh, District Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh. 2. Rakesh Kumari W/O Sh. Sanjeev Modgil, Village Naltu, Post Office Dhamrol, Tehsil Bhoranj, District Hamirpur, H.P. Presently working JBT at Government Primary School Chewla-Bakanag, block Narag, Tehsil Pachhad, District Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. 3. Chandresh Kumari D/o Shri Ram Prasad village & Post Office Nangran, Tehsil Una, District Una, H.P. Presently working JBT at Government Primary School Dhaneshwar U/c Govt. Primary School Sanora, block Rajgarh, Tehsil Rajgarh, District Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. 4. Bimla Devi W/o Sh. Ravidutt Bhardwaj, village Manon, Post Office Shaya Chhabaron, Tehsil Rajgarh, District Sirmaur, H.P. presently working TGT (arts) at Government Senior Secondary School Fagu, Tehsil Rajgarh, District Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. 5. Parbhat Kumar Sharma S/o Late Sh. Mohan Lal Sharma, village Kheri Post Office Dimber, Tehsil Rajgarh, District Sirmour, H.P. Presently working JBT at Government Primary School Kheri, block Rajgarh, Tehsil Rajgarh, District Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. ……….Petitioners. Versus 1. State of Himachal Pradesh through Secretary (Education) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla-2. 2. Director Elementary Education, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla-1. 3. Deputy Director Elementary Education, Sirmaur at Nahan, District Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. ……….Respondents. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the petitioners: Mr. C.S.Thakur, Advocate, For the respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, AG with Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. AG. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The Writ Petition has been filed mainly with the following prayers: “i. That the respondents may very kindly be directed to grant revised pay scale of Rs. 4550-7220 to the petitioner from the date of their initial appointment on contract basis and till the date of regularization and arrears accrued there under be paid with interest @ 9% per annum, in the interest of justice. ii. That the petitioner may also be kindly held entitled for the benefit of merger of 50% DA to basic pay + 11% DA w.e.f. 30.4.2004 and further revision thereof from time to time till the regularization of his service on their respective dates, with all consequential benefits and arrears accrued on this count be paid with interest.” 2. According to the petitioners, the issue is covered in their favour by the judgment of this Court rendered in CWP (T) No. 14232 of 2008, titled as Nek Ram & others Versus State of H.P. & others, decided on 17.11.2009. If that be so, similar treatment shall also be extended to the petitioners herein also, as extended to the petitioners in the above referred decision, in case the petitioners are also similarly situated, within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition(s) by the petitioner concerned before the respondent. 2. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending application (s), if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. December 14, 2011, ( Justice Rajiv Sharma), (karan/vs) Judge. 3