IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No.: 15318 of 2008. Decided on: 01.07.2010. __________________________________________________________ H.S. Sidhu. … Petitioner. Versus H.P. State Electricity Board. … Respondent. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, J. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the petitioner : Mr. Raman Sethi, Advocate. For the Respondent : Ms. Anjula Khajuria, Advocate. Rajiv Sharma, J. (Oral): It is jointly represented by the learned counsel for the parties that the present lis is squarely covered by the judgment dated 23.12.2009 rendered by a Division Bench of this Court in CWP(T) No.23 of 2008 titled as Janak Raj Kalia versus HP State Electricity Board. 2. Accordingly, the petition is allowed. The Note appearing in Office order dated 14.3.2002 (Annexure A-8) and all other office orders/letters issued by the respondent-Board withholding the pay scale of Rs.15800-21100 in respect of the petitioner are quashed. The respondent-Board is directed to grant the aforesaid pay scale of Rs.15800-21100 to the petitioner, which is admissible on completion of sixteen years of service as Assistant Engineer. The respondent-Board is further directed to comply with this judgment and release the 1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No. - 2 - consequential monetary benefits to the petitioner within three months from today. Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. (Rajiv Sharma), Judge. July 01, 2010. (sck).