IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.13507 of 1989 Date of decision: 6th July, 2010 Jarnail Kaur and others … Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Satya Pal Jain, Senior Advocate with Mr. Divesh Moudgill, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. J.S. Puri, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for the State. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Present writ petition has been filed by 63 teachers of the Education Department, Punjab. They have prayed that they should be granted higher pay scale in terms of letter dated 23rd July, 1957 and in view of the directions given by the Hon’ble Apex Court. Mr. J.S. Puri, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, on instructions from Mrs.Varsha Shukla, DEO, Patiala, has submitted that as a matter of principle, the petitioners are entitled to the grant of higher pay- scale, subject to fulfilling conditions specified in the instructions issued by the Government from time to time. Counsel for the State has further submitted that most of the petitioners may have been granted higher pay- scale, subject to the handicap suffered by any individual. Mr.Puri has further submitted that in case any of the petitioners comes forward and Civil Writ Petition No.13507 of 1989 makes a representation that he has not been granted higher pay-scale, as prayed for in the present writ petition, his case shall be considered in the light of the Government instructions and orders passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court, within three months from filing of the representation. Counsel for the State has further stated that long pendency of the writ petition shall not be construed as a delay on the part of the petitioners. Counsel for the petitioners has submitted that in view of the statement made by counsel for the State, present writ petition may be disposed of. Ordered accordingly. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE July 6, 2010 rps 2