HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.13303 of 2006 Date of Decision: 21.12.2010 **** Inderjit Singh Sodhi and Ors. . . . . Petitioners VS. The Chairman, PSEB, Patiala & 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. JS Bhatia, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. APS Mann, Advocate for the respondents ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) {1}. The petitioners seek quashing of the orders dated 08.06.1998 and 06.11.2002 (Annexures P2 to P6 and P12, respectively) vide which their pay is said to have been erroneously fixed w.e.f. 01.01.1996 on the plea that the petitioners, being Diploma holders, are not entitled to the revised promotional pay scale(s). {2}. It is not in dispute that a Division Bench of this Court in CWP No.468 of 2003 titled as T.S. Behl and others vs. Punjab State Electricity Board decided on 10.02.2006 (Annexure P15) has held that no discrimination amongst the diploma-holders and degree-holders can be made for the purpose of grant of revised pay-scale(s). CWP No.13303 of 2006.doc - 2 – {3}. When this matter came up for hearing on March 28. 2008, the following order was passed:- “Learned counsel appearing for the respondents has submitted that the petitioner, in support of his claim, has relied upon a Division Bench of this Court in T.S. Behl versus Punjab State Electricity Board, CWP No.468 of 2003 decided on 10.02.2006 (Annexure P15). Against the said judgement, it has been submitted that SLP has been filed in the Supreme Court of India, in which leave to appeal has been granted. To await the decision of the Supreme Court of India…..” {4}. Concededly, the Civil Appeal No.4398 of 2007 (Punjab State Electricity Board v. TS Behl and Ors.) has been dismissed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India on 15.07.2010 along with batch of other cases, a copy whereof has also been placed on record (Annexure P18). {5}. The writ petition is accordingly allowed in terms of Division Bench decision dated 10.02.2006 passed in T.S. Behl and others vs. Punjab State Electricity Board (CWP No.468 of 2003) (Annexure P15). CWP No.13303 of 2006.doc - 3 – {6}. The needful shall be done within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. {7}. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 21.12.2010 vishal shonkar (SURYA KANT) JUDGE