IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No.: 6007 of 2008. Decided on: 06.08.2010. __________________________________________________________ Balbir Singh Thakur and others. … Petitioners. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another. … Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, J. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the Petitioners : Mr. Ajay Mohan Goel, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Sharma, Senior Additional Advocate General with Mr. P.M. Negi, Deputy Advocate General and Mr. R.P. Singh, Assistant Advocate General. Rajiv Sharma, J. (Oral): The core issue involved in this petition is whether there can be two pay-scales for the same cadre of Block Development Officer on the basis of cut off date. This question has been gone into by this Court in two judgments titled as Sanjeev Kumar Mahajan and others versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another CWP(T) No.4063 of 2008, decided on 8.9.2009 and Suresh Rana and others versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others, CWP(T) No.14084 of 2008, decided on 20.4.2010. 2. Accordingly, the petition is allowed. Annexure A-1, dated 14th January, 1999 is quashed and set aside. The respondents are directed to 1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No. - 2 - consider the case of the petitioners strictly as per the principles laid down in the judgments referred to above, within a period of three weeks from the date of production of the certified copy of this judgment, with all consequential benefits. There shall be no order as to costs. (Rajiv Sharma), J. August 06, 2010. (sck).