IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP Nos. 768, 778, 780 & 781 of 2011 Decided on: 02.08.2011 CWP No. 768/2011 Nisha Katoch ….. Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. and ors. …… Respondents. CWP No. 778/2011 Satinder Pal ….. Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. and ors. …… Respondents. CWP No. 780/2011 Guldev Singh ….. Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. and ors. …… Respondents. CWP No. 781/2011 Ravi Kumar ….. Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. and ors. …… Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol, Judge. For the petitioner(s) : Mr. A. K. Gupta, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. A.G. and Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy.A.G. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) These writ petitions are filed with the identical prayers, one set of such prayers is as under:- “i) That Annexure P-1 may kindly be quashed and the respondents may be restrained from recovering any amount from the pay of the petitioner.” 2 2. According to the petitioners, the issue is covered in their favour by the judgment of this Court rendered in CWP No. 5195 of 2010, titled as Yugal Kishore Versus State of H.P. & others, decided on 13.5.2011 alongwith with connected matters. The learned Dy. Advocate General submits that the facts have to be verified by the authorities. However, if what petitioners contend is true, then similar treatment shall also be extended to them, as extended to the petitioners in the above referred decision, in case the petitioners are also similarly situated, within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition by the petitioner concerned before the second respondent/competent authority. 3. These writ petition are disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice August 02, 2011 ( Justice Sanjay Karol ), (rana) Judge.