IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. C.W.P. No. 11290 of 2011-I. Decided on: 22nd December, 2011. Dhanbir Singh, S/o Sh. Partap Singh, R/o Village Kurla- Kharag, P.O. Bharog Baneri, Distt. Sirmour, H.P. ….. Petitioner. -Versus- 1. State of H.P. through its Secretary (Education) to the Govt. of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla. 2. Director of Higher Education Shimla.. 3. The Principal Govt. Senior Secondary School Bharog Baneri, Distt. Sirmour, H.P. …… Respondents. Civil writ petition under Articles 226 of the Constitution of India. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the petitioner. : Mr. Ajay Kumar Dhiman, Advocate. For the respondents. : Mr. R.K. Bawa, A.G. with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. A.G. and Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. A.G.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral): The writ petition has been filed with the following prayers: “(A) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ, order, direction directing the respondents to pay to the petitioner the benefit of merger of 50% of D.A. into basic pay + 11% D.A. w.e.f. 01.04.2004 in the revised pay scale and further revision thereof from time to time till the regularization of their services on their respective dates, with all consequential benefits and arrears accrued on this count with interest as per the judgment of this Hon’ble Court in 2 CWP(T) No. 14232/2008 titled as Nek Ram & others Vs. State of H.P. and others, dated 17.11.2009.” 2. Petitioner submits that he is similarly situated as the petitioner 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 petitioner is similarly situated as the petitioner in the judgment referred to above, similar treatment shall be given to the petitioner herein also, after verifying the facts, within a period of four months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment alongwith a copy of the writ petition and a copy of the judgment, referred to above, by the petitioner before the second respondent/competent authority. 3. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. (Justice Rajiv Sharma), Judge. December 22, 2011. (bhupender/kalpana)