IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 4225/2010 Decided on:12.8.2010. Jiwan Kumar and others. ...Petitioners. Versus Himachal Road Transport Corporation. ... Respondent. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioners : Mr. Lalit K. Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondent : Mr. Adarsh Sharma, Advocate. Justice Rajiv Sharma,J. (oral) Petitioners were initially engaged as Workshop Helpers in the respondent-corporation with effect from 1983 to 1989. Respondent-corporation has revised the pay scale of its employees. However, petitioners, who were working in the workshop, were given the revision of pay scale with effect from 3.11.1989 instead of with effect from 1.1.1986. In the adjoining State of Punjab, employees of the workshop category challenged the action of the Punjab Roadways before the Punjab and Haryana High Court by way of CWP No. 15920 of 1995 against the decision to grant them pay scale with effect from 3.11.1989 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the Judgment? 2 instead of with effect from 1.1.1986. The Punjab and Haryana High Court allowed the writ petition and set aside the decision of the Punjab Roadways. The judgment rendered by the Punjab and Haryana High Court was assailed by way of Special Leave Petition. The Special Leave Petition was dismissed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court on 21.4.1995. Similarly, situate persons in the State of Himachal Pradesh preferred OA No. 2687 of 1999 titled Rattan Lal and others versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others before the erstwhile Himachal Pradesh Administrative Tribunal. The Tribunal dismissed the same on 5.3.2003. The judgment of the Tribunal was assailed before this Court by way of CWP No. 151/2004. The CWP No. 151/2004 was allowed by this Court on 17.11.2008. The Corporation was directed to give the revision of pay scale of Rs. 950-1800 with effect from 1.1.1986. Mr. Lalit K. Sharma submits that the judgment rendered in CWP No. 151/2004 has been implemented and no Special Leave Petition has been preferred against the judgment. The judgment was implemented vide office order dated 27.11.2009. Petitioners claim that their case is squarely covered by the judgment rendered by this Court in Rattan Lal case (supra). Mr. Adarsh Sharma submits that the case of the petitioners can also be considered in view of the judgment rendered by the Division Bench of this Court in CWP No. 151/2004 decided on 17.11.2008. 3 Consequently, respondent-corporation is directed to consider the case of the petitioners as per the principles laid down by the Division Bench of this Court in CWP No. 151/2004, tilted Rattan Lal and others Versus state of Himachal Pradesh and others decided on 17.11.2008 within a period of three months after the production of certified copy of this judgment by the petitioners. No costs. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. (Justice Rajiv Sharma) Judge. 12.8.2010. *awasthi*