IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. C.W.P. No. 7973 of 2010 alongwith C.W.Ps. No. 7974 and 7975 of 2010. Decided on: 20th October, 2011. 1. Saran Dass Vs. State of H.P. and others. 2. Naresh Kumar Vs. State of H.P. and others. 3. Surajmani Vs. State of H.P. and others. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the petitioner(s). : Mr. Ramakant Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents. : Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. A.G. with Ms. Shubh Mahajan, Advocate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral): In these cases, there are two prayers; one for merger of Dearness Allowance and other for revision of pay scale and consequential release of salary. As far as the prayer of merger of Dearness Allowance is concerned, the issue is covered by the decision of this Court in Nek Ram and others Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh and others, C.W.P.(T) No. 14232 of 2008, decided on 17.11.2009 and it has become final also. As far as the revision of pay scale is concerned, the matter is yet to attain finality and the issue is pending in L.P.A. No. 05 of 2011. Therefore, it is clarified that the claim of the petitioner(s) for revision of pay scale would depend only on the out-come of the decision of this Court in L.P.A. No. 05 of 2011. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. (Justice Rajiv Sharma), Judge. October 20, 2011. (bhupender/K. Guleria) 2