C.W.P NO. 12249 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P NO. 12249 of 2010 DATE OF DECISION: 13.01.2011. Baldev Singh and others Petitioners versus State of Punjab and another Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Ms. Alka Chatrath, Advocate, with Ms. Harmanpreet Kaur, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms. Charu Tuli, Senilor Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. ***** PERMOD KOHLI, J. (ORAL) The petitioners were appointed/ promoted as Field Assistant Grade II in the Department of Punjab Economic and Statistical Organization on different dates and are presently working at various places in State of Punjab as indicated in para No.2 of the writ petition. First Pay Commission merged the posts of Junior Field Investigators and Field Assistants and 50% out of them were designated as Field Assistant Grade I and 50% as Field Assistant Grade II. The post which was held by the petitioners was in the pay C.W.P NO. 12249 of 2010 2 scale of Rs.120-250. Subsequently, on the recommendation of the second pay commission pay scales were revised to 450-800. State has filed reply seeking three months time to grant the benefits as claimed by the petitioners. In view of the reply filed by the State, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to grant revised pay scales to the petitioners within the period of three months from today. The petitioners shall also be entitled to interest at the rate of 4% per annum. Petition disposed of. (PERMOD KOHLI) 13.1.2011. JUDGE Anoop