IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.2608 of 2009 Decided on : 30.11.2010 Balwinder Singh & others ... Petitioners versus State of Punjab & others ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. P.K.Goklaney, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. A.S.Grewal, Addl. AG, Punjab. Mr. H.S.Saini, Advocate for respondent No.3. Mr. Vijay Kaushal, Advocate for respondents No.4 to 6. **** SURYA KANT, J. (1) This order shall dispose of CWP Nos.2608 and 2626 of 2009 as common questions of law and facts are involved in these cases. Brief facts of the case are being extracted from CWP No.2608 of 2009. (2) The instant petition has been filed for issuance of a writ of mandamus to direct the respondents to grant them the revised pay scales as recommended by the Pay Commission for the skilled and semi-skilled employees in the services of Punjab Government. (3) Learned counsel for the parties are ad idem that the issue involved in this case regarding grant of the revised pay scales as recommended by the Pay Commission for the skilled and semi skilled staff is covered by the judgment dated 15.02.2010 rendered in LPA No.44 of 2009 titled State of Punjab and others vs. CWP No.2608 of 2009 -2- Rajinder Paul Gautam and others against which SLP has also been dismissed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court on 12.07.2010. (4) The writ petition is accordingly disposed of in terms of above cited judgment in Rajinder Paul Gautam's case(supra). The resultant benefit(s) shall be granted to the petitioners within a period of four months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. (5) Dasti. November 30, 2010 (SURYA KANT) sonia JUDGE