C.W.P. No. 6953 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 6953 of 2011 Date of Decision : April 25, 2011 Yogesh Sharma and others .... PETITIONERS Vs. State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH * * * Present : Mr. Amit Chopra, Advocate, for the petitioners. * * * AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL) Counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners, who are employees of the Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar, are entitled to and granted the same scales which are applicable to the Punjab Government employees. Certain Government employees filed CWP No. 10759 of 1990 titled as Rajinder Pal Gautam and others vs. State of Punjab and others, which has been decided by this Court vide order dated 30.05.2008 (Annexure P-4). The relief claimed by them stands granted, according to which they have now been held entitled to pay scale of ` 140-300 w.e.f. their dates of appointment as they had the qualification of Matriculation with two years ITI diploma course. These very qualifications are possessed by C.W.P. No. 6953 of 2011 2 the petitioners and since they are also entitled to the same scale as has been granted to the Government employees, therefore, the same relief should be granted to them. He contends that a representation dated 18.09.2010 (Annexure P-6) claiming the said benefits has been submitted by the petitioners to the respondents but no decision till date has been conveyed to the petitioners nor have they been granted the benefits claimed therein. He prays that the petitioners, at this stage, would be satisfied if a direction is issued to the Director, Local Government, Punjab- respondent No. 2 to consider and decide the representation dated 18.09.2010 (Annexure P-6) within some specified time. Without going into the merits of the case nor commenting thereon, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Director, Local Government, Punjab-respondent No. 2 to consider and decide the representation dated 18.09.2010 (Annexure P-6) within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. In case the petitioners are held entitled to the claim, the requisite benefits be released to them within a period of further two months. (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) April 25, 2011 JUDGE pj