1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP (T) No. 16174 of 2008 Decided on: 21.7.2011 Ashok Kumar & others ....Petitioners Versus State of Himachal Pradesh & others …Respondents The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Sharma, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. Neel Kamal Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Additional Advocate General with Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed with the following prayer: “That during the pendency of the O.A. Implementation of Annexure A-2 and A-3 may kindly be ordered to be stayed qua the applicants as has already been stayed innumerous identical cases pertaining to identical issue and subject matter copy of the one order of the same is being placed herein as 2 Annexure A-4. In case the operation of the impugned order is not stayed, the applicants would suffer irreparable loss, injury. From the facts and circumstances of the case, it is evident that a prima-facie case and balance of convenience is in favour of the applicants.” 2. It is submitted that a similar issue has been considered by this Court leading to the judgment in Nek Ram and others versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others, CWP(T) No. 14232 of 2008, decided on 17.11.2009. 3. There is no reply yet. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents/competent authority to extend the similar treatment to the petitioners herein also as extended to the petitioners in the judgment referred to above, in case they are similarly situated to the petitioners in the judgment referred to above. The needful shall be done within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment alongwith the copy of the judgment referred to above. Copy dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. July 21, 2011 (Justice V.K. Sharma) (Lsp/hl) Judge.