IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 3897 of 2009 Date of decision: 23.8.2010. Ramesh Kumar Dehal ….. Petitioner. Vs. Baba Balak Nath Temple Trust and others …. Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kuldip Singh, Judge. For the Petitioner : Mr. Ramakant Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. Pankaj Sharma, Advocate, for respondents No. 1 to 3. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition has been filed with the following prayer:- “i) That the respondents may very kindly be directed to grant the revised pay scale of Rs.6400-10640 to the petitioner w.e.f. 25.11.1997 to 31.12.1999 and refix his pay accordingly with all consequential benefits and the arrears accrued there under may very kindly be ordered to be paid with interest. “ 2. The identical matter was considered by this court leading to the judgment dated 3.6.2010 in CWP No. 1941 of 2010, the text of the judgment reads as follows:- “The petitioner has filed the present petition with the following prayer: `i) That the respondents may very kindly be directed to grant the revised pay scale of Rs. 6400-10640 to the petitioner - 2 - w.e.f. 17.6.1997 to 31.12.1999 and refix his pay accordingly with all consequential benefits and the arrears accrued thereunder may very kindly be ordered to be paid with interest.’ 2. It is stated by the respondents in reply at para 6 as follows: “ The contents of para 6 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 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.2 has also directed respondent No.3, 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 respondents trust is under consideration.” 3. Since the petitioner herein is also similarly situated, there will be direction to the Government to take final decision in the matter of petitioner, if not already taken, within two months from the date of copy of this judgment and the writ petition and the benefits, if any, to which the petitioner is found eligible shall be disbursed to him within another one month. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. August 23, 2010. (Justice Kuldip Singh), (Hem/pankaj) Judge.