IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 1. CWP. No. 9589 of 2010 Date of Decision: 24.5.2010. Jasbir Singh and others --Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents 2. CWP. No. 9595 of 2010 Ramesh Kumar --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents 3. CWP. No. 9718 of 2010 Ashok Kumar and others --Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Gurinder Pal Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. R.S. Kundu, Addl. A.G., Haryana has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents-State. Since common questions of facts and law are involved, all these petitions are being disposed of by this common order with the consent of learned counsel for the parties at the motion stage itself. The petitioners herein are working as Water Pump Operator, Work Mistri/Work Supervisor. They were initially appointed on work charge basis and later on their services were regularized as per the details given in para 2 of the writ petitions. In the year 1986 the State of Haryana CWP. No. 9589 of 2010 -2- revised pay scales of various categories of Govt. employees and it was decided that all the employees working on technical posts possessing the qualifications of Matric with I.T.I/Polytechnic Diploma shall be granted the pay scale of Rs. 1200-2040/- Having been denied the said scale, petitioners have approached this Court. Similar controversy has been dealt with by this Court vide order dated 18.1.2010 passed in CWP No. 18754 of 1991 titled as Gurdev Singh & others vs. State of Haryana and others, wherein following observations have been made:- “ In the light of the aforesaid judgements and in view of the interpretation which can be placed with Item No. 40 of pay revision rules of 1986 the petitioners, if, working on technical posts cannot be deprived of the revised pay scales of Rs. 1200-2040/- either on the ground that they are non-matric or that they are ITI or not or even they are having trade certificate of a different trade. According to the memo No. 6/1988 noticed in Labh Singh's judgement- three years experience in trade was also to be considered as equivalent to ITI. These petitions are, accordingly, allowed. Respondents are directed to release the revised pay scale of Rs. 1200-2040/- to the petitioners who are working on technical posts from the date of revision i.e. 1.5.1990.” This petition is, accordingly, allowed in terms of the aforesaid judgement. Petitioners shall be entitled to the similar relief. However, arrears shall be restricted to 38 months. Copy of this order be placed on each connected file. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 24.5.2010. lucky