CWP No.12099 of 2010.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.12099 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 13.07.2010 **** Rakesh Kumar and others . . . . Petitioners VS. Punjab State Power Corp. Ltd & Ors . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? **** Present: Mr. RK Dadwal, Advocate for the petitioners ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioners are working as Junior Meter Readers in the Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. They seek a direction for the grant of pre-revised pay scale of Rs.3480-6500 which is said to have been granted to the Assistant Line Men (ALM)/Lower Division Clerks (LDCs). According to the petitioners, the post of Junior Meter Readers are in fact of higher in rank and status yet they have been placed in a lower pay scale which action of the respondents is violative of Articles 14 & 16 of the Constitution. CWP No.12099 of 2010.doc - 2 – (2). In this regard, the petitioners are said to have represented the authorities on 10.01.2006 and 21.08.2007 (Annexure P2 & P3, respectively) followed by legal notices dated 12th and 20th April, 2010 (Annexure P4 & P5, respectively) but there is no response to the same. (3). Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners and without expressing any view on the merits of their claim, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondents No.1 and 2 to take cognizance of the above-mentioned legal notice dated 12.04.2010 and 20.04.2010 (Annexure P4 & P5) and dispose of the petitioners’ pending claim regarding grant of better pay-scale(s) by passing a speaking order preferably within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (4). Ordered accordingly. (5). Dasti . (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 13.07.2010 vishal shonkar