IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 23122 of 2010 Date of Decision: 23.12.2010. Smt. Prem Lata --Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Girish Agnihotri, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Vijay Pal, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Ms. Kavita Arora, A.A.G., Punjab has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. Petitioner is a matriculate. She was appointed as Clerk in the office of respondent no.3 in June, 1990. Thereafter, she was promoted to the post of Assistant w.e.f. 10.12.2008. Petitioner has filed this petition for grant of pay scale of Rs. 5000-8100/- with all consequential benefits which is being granted to the Graduate Clerks on the basis of principle of pay parity. It is admitted position that the controversy involved in this petition is squarely covered by a judgement of this Court dated 13.8.2010 passed in two writ petitions main being CWP No. 12750 of 2009, wherein following observations have been made:- CWP. No. 23122 of 2010 -2- For the above reasons, these petitions are allowed. The impugned order dated 03.06.2009 (Annexure P-6) is hereby quashed. Consequently, respondents are directed to place the petitioners in the pay scale of Rs.5000-8100 with effect from the date, the pay scales were allowed to Graduate clerks. The arrears of differential amount of pay scales be calculated and paid to the petitioners within a period of four months, failing which, the petitioners shall be entitled to interest at the rate of 6% from the date, the amount became due till the amount is actually paid.” In view of the above, this petition is disposed of in terms of the aforesaid judgement. Petitioners shall be entitled to the similar relief as granted in the aforesaid writ petition. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 23.12.2010. lucky