IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 1942 of 2010. Decided on: 3.6.2010. __________________________________________________ Sulekha Sharma … Petitioner. Versus Baba Balak Nath Trust & others. … Respondents. ___________________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Sharma, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. Ramakant Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Pankaj Sharma, Advocate. ___________________________________________________________ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral). The petitioner has filed the present petition with the following prayer: “That the respondents may very kindly be directed to release the revised pay scale of U.G.C. Lecturer (College Cadre) of Rs. 8000-13500/- in favour of the petitioner w.e.f. 1.1.1996 and the arrears of salary after re-fixation of pay may kindly be ordered to be released with interest.” 2. It is stated by the respondents in reply at para 7 as follows: “The contents of para 7 of the petition are admitted to the extent that this Hon’ble Court issued direction in C.W.P. No. 274/2001 to release the revised pay scales to the petitioners therein but that has nothing to do with this matter, since petitioner was not a party in that case and the facts of that case being different. It is worthwhile to submit here that the respondent trust vide 2 decision in its proceedings dated 8.6.2009 has decided to release the arrears to all of its employees w.e.f. 1.1.1996. The respondent No.1 has also directed respondent No.2, the S.D.O. (Civil)-cum-Chairman, Trust to send the matter regarding approval of the same to the State Government vide letter dated 7.7.2009. The copies of the proceedings dated 8.6.2009 and letter dated 7.7.2009 are annexed as annexure R/1 and R/2 respectively for the kind perusal of this Hon’ble Court. As such the matter regarding the arrears w.e.f. 1.1.1996 to all the eligible employees of the respondent trust is under consideration.” 3. There will be a direction to the Government to take a final decision in the matter in view of the reply, as extracted above, within a period of two months from the date of production of copy of this judgment and subject to the outcome of the decision, as taken by the Government. The eligible benefits to the petitioner shall be disbursed within a period of one month from the date of production of copy of judgment along with copy of writ petition and copy of reply before the Secretary (Art, Language & Culture) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh. 4. The petition stands disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy ‘Dasti’. (Justice Kurian Joseph) Chief Justice. (Justice V.K. Sharma) Judge. June 3, 2010. (cr)