IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.19166 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision : 20.01.2010. Amarjit Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.K.S.Kahlon, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner is working as Pump Operator-cum-Junior Technician in the Department of Water Supply and Sanitation, Government of Punjab. He seeks a mandamus to grant him the higher pay scale of Rs.140-300 from the date when he was promoted on the aforesaid post, namely, w.e.f. 27.4.1981. The petitioner's claim is founded upon a decision of this Court dated 30.5.2008 rendered in CWP No.10759 of 1990 (Rajinder Pal Gautam and others versus State of Punjab and others) (Annexure P-5). Suffice is to observe that the petitioner's case is that like the writ petitioners in Rajinder Pal Gautam's case (supra), he also possesses C.W.P.No .19166 of 2009 (O&M) 2 the I.T.I. diploma certificates (Annexures P-3 & P-4) and is therefore entitled to the higher pay scale. The petitioner is said to have made a representation to the authorities on 9.10.2009 (Annexure P-6) but no response has been received by him so far. Having heard the counsel for the petitioner at some length and considering the nature of the relief sought for in this writ petition, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same at this stage with a direction to the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner for higher pay scale in terms of Rajinder Pal Gautam's case (supra), and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order preferably within a period of 4 months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Dispose of. Dasti. 20-01-2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE