LPA No.6 of 2010 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh. LPA No.6 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 11.01.2010 State of Haryana and others ....Appellants. Versus Ram Kumar ....Respondent. Coram:- Hon'ble Mr. Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Singh Present: Mr. M.S. Sindhu, Addl. A.G., Haryana for the appellants. ... Adarsh Kumar Goel, J. (Oral). 1. This appeal has been preferred against the order of the learned Single Judge holding that respondent – writ petitioner was entitled to receive higher pay scale from the date he is considered fit and approved for promotion to the post of Principal. 2. The case of the respondent was that he was working as a Maths Master since 1982 and was promoted as Headmaster in the year 1991. In 2001, he was promoted as Block Education Officer, which post was upgraded to that of Principal in higher pay scale. He was adjusted as Headmaster vide order dated 24.11.2005. He challenged said order as amounting to reversion by filing Civil Writ Petition No.19220 of 2005. During pendency of the petition, order of reversion was stayed. He was LPA No.6 of 2010 2 promoted as Principal and continued to work as Block Education Officer. He was denied higher pay scale though on account of stay order he continued to work in the higher post. 3. The appellant contested the claim by submitting that in view of order of reversion, the respondent was not entitled to higher pay scale. 4. Learned Single Judge held that in view of stay granted against reversion, higher pay scale could not be denied to the respondent. 5. We have heard learned counsel for the appellant. 6. It is not disputed that stay of order of reversion is still operative. Till stay is operative, higher pay scale for the post on which the respondent is working cannot be denied to him. 7. We do not find any ground to interfere with the view taken by learned Single Judge. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed. ( Adarsh Kumar Goel ) Judge ( Alok Singh ) Judge 11.01.2010 sk.