IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 2607 & 2608 of 2010. Date of Decision: 26th May, 2010. _______________________________________________________ 1. CWP No.2607 of 2010. Lalit Chander and another. ….Petitioners. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….Respondents. 2. CWP No.2608 of 2010. Meera Devi . ….Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others ….Respondents. Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surinder Singh, Judge. For the petitioners: Mr. Adarsh K. Vashista, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Additional Advocate General. ____________________________________________________ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral). Both the writ petitions are filed with the following prayers:- (i) Writ in the nature of mandamus may kindly be issued, directing the respondents to grant the benefit of pay fixation and seniority w.e.f. the du date in favour of the petitioners as has been allowed to similarly placed persons in the department of Education, Government of Himachal Pradesh along with consequential benefits. - 2 - (ii) Entire record pertaining to the present case may please be summoned for kind perusal of this Hon’ble Court. 2. It is submitted that the issue is covered by the judgments of this Court contained in Annexure P5 and P6 (CWP(T) 2599/2008 and 5577/2008). The petitioners may file appropriate representations before the first respondent. In case the petitioners are similarly situated persons and are covered by the judgments referred to above and in case those judgments are being implemented, the petitioners cannot be discriminated. Appropriate orders in the light of the observations made in the judgments shall be passed within a period of two months from today from the production of the copy of this judgment along with the representations. In case, the petitioners are found entitled to any benefit; the same shall be disbursed to them within another two months. 3. Both the writ petitions are disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), C.J. May 26th, 2010. (Justice Surinder Singh), J. (rc)