IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No. 6396 of 2008. Decided on: 9th September, 2010. Kultar Singh. ……Petitioner. -Versus- H.P. Housing and Urban Development Authority and another. ……Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the parties. : None. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral): CMP(T) No. 3306 of 2008. Allowed. CWP(T) No. 6396 of 2008. The writ petition is filed with the following prayers: “i) That the Respondents be directed to grant the applicant the pay scale of Rs.950-1800 instead of Rs.750-1410 with effect from 24-12-1997, the date from which his services have been regularized as Mortar Mate in the Department of the Respondents vide Annexure A-1 and they may be further directed to release the arrears of pay resulting therefrom with interest at the rate of Rs.15% per annum from the date due till the actual date of payment thereof. (ii) That the Respondents be further directed to grant the annual increments to the applicant in the pay scale of Rs.950-1800 from the date due and the arrears resulting therefrom be also ordered to be released alongwith interest at the rate of 15% per annum from the date due till the actual date of payment thereof.” 2 2. There will be a direction to the first respondent (H.P. Housing and Urban Development Authority through its Chief Executive Officer-Cum-Secretary, Nigam Vihar, Shimla) to consider the case of the petitioner and take appropriate action in accordance with law and justice after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Registry will communicate a copy of this judgment to the first respondent. 3. The petition stands disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. (Justice Rajiv Sharma), Judge. 9th September, 2010. (bhupender/K. Attri)