1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 7794 of 2011 alongwith CWP Nos. 7795 & 7798 of 2011. Decided on: 14th September, 2011. 1. CWP No. 7794 of 2011. Rajender Singh & ors. Vs. State of H.P. & anr. 2. CWP No. 7795 of 2011. Manmohan Singh & ors. Vs. State of H.P. & anr. 3. CWP No. 7798 of 2011. Rajesh Sharma Vs. State of H.P. & anr. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the petitioner(s) : Mr. Daleep Singh Kaith, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Additional Advocate General and Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General. 2 Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petitions have been filed with the following common prayer(s): “That writ in the nature of mandamus may kindly be issued, directing the respondents to extend the benefit of merger of 50% Dearness Allowance with basic pay as per Memorandum dated 10.06.2005 to the petitioners by further directing the respondents to pay the arrears to the petitioners in view of the judgment232 titled as Nek Ram vs. State of H.P. C.W.P. (T) No. 14228 /2008.” 2. The petitioners have submitted that they are similarly situated as the petitioners in the decision rendered by this Court in CWP (T) No. 14232 of 2008, titled Nek Ram and others versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others, decided on 17.11.2009. It is further submitted that the decision has also been implemented. In case the petitioners are similarly situated persons as the petitioners in the judgment referred to above, similar treatment shall be given to the petitioners herein also, after verifying the facts, within a period of three months from the date of production of copy of this judgment alongwith a copy of the writ petition(s) by the petitioners concerned before the second respondent/competent authority. 3 3. The writ petitions are disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 14th September, 2011. (Justice Rajiv Sharma), (sck/hl) Judge.