IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 11166 of 2011-G. Decided on: December 19, 2011. 1. Kusum Lata wife of Sh. Hans Raj resident of House No. 146 ward No. I Ramshilla Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, working as JBT in GPS Karassu, under Elementary Education Block, Kullu-II. 2. Manju Lata wife ofSh. S.L. Sharma resident of village Deodhar, Post office Neoli, Distt. Kullu, working as JBT in GPS Kharahal, under Elementary Education Block, Kullu-II. 3. Bharti Chauhan wife of Dinesh Chauhan, resident of House No. 92 ward No. 4 Sultanpur, Distt. Kullu, H.P. working as JBT in GPS Karassu, under Elementary Eduction Block, Kullu-II. 4. Sapna Pal wife of Sh. Chander Narain Singh Annexe Near Circuit House Dhalpur, Distt. Kullu, working as JBT in GPS Karassu, under Elementary Education Block, Kullu-II. 5. Anuradha Soni wife of Pradeep Kumar resident of Dhalpur, Distt. Kullu, working as JBT in GPS Gandhi Nagar, under Elementary Education Block, Kullu-II. 6. Anita Chopra wife of Rajesh Chopra resident of Purneem Kutter, Upper Dhalpur, Distt. Kullu, working as JBT in GPS Bahha, under Elementary Education Block, Kullu-II. 7. Kiran Bala wife of Anuraj Gaur, working as JBT in GPS Bagga, under Elementary Education Block-Kullu-II. 8. Meena Sharma wife of Sh. Sumeet Upadhayay working as JBT in GPS Chansari, under Elementary Education Block, Kullu-II. 9. Ashok Kumar son of amar Nath working as JBT in GPS Lari, under Elementary Education Block, Kullu-II. 10. Yashu Kapoor wife of Kamal Kapoor, aged about 47 years, presently working as JBT in GPS Bashing, Education Block Kullu, Distt. Kullu, H.P. ……….Petitioners. Versus 1. State of H.P. through Secretary (Education) to the Government of H.P. 2. Director of Elementary Education, Higher Education Department, Shimla- 171001. 2 3. Block Elementary Education Officer Kullu-II, Distt. Kullu, H.P. ……….Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dev Darshan Sud, Judge. For the petitioners: Mr. Pushpinder Kumar, Advocate, vice counsel. For the respondents: Mr. Ankush Dass Sud, Addl. AG. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The Writ Petition is filed mainly with the following prayers: “A. That this writ petition may kindly be allowed and writ in the nature of mandamus and the respondents may be directed to grant revised pay scale of Rs. 4550-7220/- and arrears accrued thereunder may kindly be ordered to be paid @ 9% per annum in the interest of justice. B. That the petitioners may also be held entitled for the benefit of merger of 50% DA to basic pay + 11% DA w.e.f. 30.4.2004 and further revision thereof from time to time till regularization of their services.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the present lis is covered by the judgment rendered in CWP(T) No. 14232 of 2008, titled as Nek Ram and others versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others, decided on 17.11.2009. 3. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioners in view of the principles laid down by this Court in the judgment dated 17.11.2009, as noticed above, within a period of two months from the date of production of certified copy of this judgment by the petitioner concerned. So far as the case of the petitioners for grant of regular/revised pay scale is concerned, the same be considered within a further period of two months after the decision rendered by this Court in LPA No. 105 of 2010. 3 4. The writ petitions are disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. December 19, 2011, ( Justice Dev Darshan Sud), (karan/vs) Judge.