1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 11165 of 2011-G Decided on: 21.12.2011 Kishori Lal Sharma, S/o Sh. Tek Chand Sharma, aged about 41 years, working as JBT in GPS Naraish Education Block Kullu-I, Distt. Kullu. ....Petitioner Versus 1. State of Himachal Pradesh, through Secretary (Education) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh. 2. Director of Elementary Education, Higher Education Department, Shimla-171001. 3. Block Elementary Education, Kullu-I, Distt. Kullu, 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. Pushpender Verma, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Additional Advocate General. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) This writ petition is filed mainly with the following prayers: 2 “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 petitioner may also be held entitled for the benefit of merger of 50% DA to basic pay + 11% DA w.e.f. 30.04.2004 and further revision thereof from time to time till regularization of their services.” 2. As far as the issue of merger of 50% D.A. is concerned, the same is covered in favour of the petitioner by the decision of this Court in CWP (T) No. 14232 of 2008, titled Nek Ram and others versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. The needful, in the light of the above decision, shall be done in the case of the petitioner and the benefits, if any, to which the petitioner is found eligible, shall be disbursed to him, within a period of two months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment alongwith a copy of the writ petition by the petitioner before the second respondent. 3. As far as the entitlement of the petitioner for revised pay scale is concerned, the parties shall be governed by the 3 decision of this Court in LPA No. 105 of 2010, subject to its finality. 4. The writ petition is disposed of, as above, so also the pending application(s), if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. December 21, 2011 (Justice Rajiv Sharma), (sck/hl) Judge.