COCP No. 1381 of 2007 1 In the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh … COCP No. 1381 of 2007(O&M) Date of decision: September 9, 2009 Bhoj Kumar and others ..Petitioners Versus Shri Darshan Singh Bains, IAS and others ..Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rakesh Kumar Garg Present: Mr.J.S.Brar, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. M.C.Berry, Addl.A.G.Punjab for the respondent No.1 Mr. G.S.Sandhawalia, Advocate for respondent No.2 ,,, Rakesh Kumar Garg, J.(Oral) C.M.No.21287-CII of 2009 Application is allowed subject to all just exceptions. Additional affidavit filed by the respondent No.2 is taken on the record COCP No.1381 of 2007 The grievance of the petitioners in this case is that despite the directions issued by this court dated 30.1.2004 in CWP No.12761 of 2001, which were affirmed by a Division Bench of this court vide judgment dated 12.9.2005 in LPA No.237 of 2004, the respondents have failed to grant the petitioners minimum of the pay scale. An additional affidavit of Shri Sukhdev Singh, Executive Officer, Nagar Panchayat, Sardulgarh, District Mansa has been filed stating that the respondent-Nagar Panchayat, Sardulgarh has already challenged the order of this court vide SLP(C) No.257 of 2006 in the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India which has been admitted in the presence of the counsel for the petitioner and the stay matter is still pending. COCP No. 1381 of 2007 2 It has been further submitted in this affidavit that the Directorate of Local Government Punjab vide letter dated 14.11.2008 has directed that the compliance of the order dated 30.1.2004 passed by this court in CWP No.12761of 2001 be made subject to the final decision by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India and affidavits of the concerned employees be taken in this regard. The aforesaid factual position is not disputed by the counsel for the petitioners. In view of the aforesaid, I am not inclined to proceed further with the contempt petition. Rule discharged. However,the respondents shall be bound by the additional affidavit dated 4.9.2009 of Shri Sukhdev Singh, Executive Officer, Nagar Panchayat, Sardulgarh, District Mansa. September 9, 2009 (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) nk JUDGE