CWP No.11536 of 1998 (O&M).doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.11536 of 1998 (O&M) Date of Decision: 03.03.2010 **** Amritpal Singh . . . . Petitioners VS. State of Punjab and another . . . . 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: Ms. Maninder, Advocate for the petitioners Ms. Charu Tuli, Sr. DAG, Punjab ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioners are working as Instructors in the Department of Technical Education and Industrial Training, Government of Punjab. They seek a direction for the grant of pay-scale of Rs.1800-3200/- from the due date i.e. 01.01.1986 instead of 13.05.1991. They also seek quashing of the memo dated 04.06.1998 (Annexure P6), whereby, the benefit of the above-stated pay-scale was restricted to them w.e.f. 13.05.1991 only. (2). In CWP No.15980 of 1991 (Seetal Kaur and others v. State of Punjab and another) decided on 11.05.2009 also, the writ-petitioners were working as Instructors in the respondent-Department and they too CWP No.11536 of 1998 (O&M).doc - 2 – sought similar relief. The above-stated writ was allowed by this Court in the following terms:- “For the reasons recorded above, the present petition succeeds and the same is allowed. Impugned Memo dated 04.06.1998 (Annexure P9) is hereby quashed and the respondents are directed to implement the letter dated 20.03.1998 (Annexure P8) uniformly to the Junior Instructors working in the Industrial Schools as in the case of Craft Instructors. Let the benefit emanating from the order dated 20.03.1998 be calculated and arrears of pay be credited to the GPF account of the petitioners in the same manner as ordered by the aforesaid government order.” (3). The present writ petition, accordingly, stands allowed in terms of Seetal Kaur’s case (supra). (4). Ordered accordingly. (5). Dasti. (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 03.03.2010 vishal shonkar