1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 11154 of 2011-F Decided on: 21.12.2011 Daler Singh, S/o Sh. Bala Ram, R/o Village Lakhan-Kothi, Post Office Ropri, Tehsil Sarkaghat, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, at present working as Drawing Master in GMS Druman under complex GSSS Baroti, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. ....Petitioner Versus 1. State of Himachal Pradesh, through its Principal Secretary (Education) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla-2. 2. Director of Elementary Education, Tehsil and District Shimla, H.P. 3. District Elementary Education Officer, Shimla, District Shimla, H.P. ....Respondents Civil Writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the petitioners : Mr. Ajay Chandel, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Additional Advocate General. 2 Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed mainly with the following prayer: “i) That a writ in the nature of mandamus may very kindly be issued directing the respondents to grant the petitioner the benefit of the tenure services for the purpose of increments and the pay of the petitioner may kindly be fixed taking into account the tenure services of the petitioner for fixation of pay. ii) That the respondents may be directed to count tenure period towards and for the purpose of pension and pensionery benefits.” 2. The petitioner claims the benefit of increments during the tenure period of service rendered by him and also count the said period for the purpose of seniority, pension and all consequential benefits. According to the petitioner, the issue is covered in his favour by the judgment of this Court dated 16.12.2010 rendered in CWP No. 4550 of 2010 titled as Ravi Kumar vs. State of H.P. & another and other connected matters. It is for the respondents to examine the matter. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent concerned to examine the matter in the light of the judgment referred to above 3 and consequential benefits shall be disbursed to the petitioner within a period of four months from the date of the production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition and a copy of the judgment, referred to above. 3. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. December 21, 2011 (Justice Rajiv Sharma), (sck/hl) Judge.