IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 2007 of 2011 Date of Decision: 05.08.2011 Harnek Singh Litt and others .... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present : Mr. R.K. Dadwal, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. Parveen Chander Goyal, Addl. A.G. Punjab 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? RITU BAHRI J. (ORAL) Petitioners are members of Punjab Agriculture Service (Class-I) and are working as such on various posts in the Agriculture and Horticulture Department, Govt. of Punjab. They seek a mandamus to direct the respondents to grant them pre-revised pay scale of Rs. 2200-4000 w.e.f. 1.1.1986 with consequential revisions from later dates, in terms of the decision dated 29.9.2006 passed by this Court in C.W.P. No. 457 of 1995 titled as Prem Singh Gill and others vs. State of Punjab and others (Annexure P-4). Notice of motion was issued on 3.2.2011. Counsel appearing for the State does not dispute that Prem Singh Gill's (supra) case has been implemented qua other employees and benefit has not been granted. The prayer made by the petitioner is not broadly disputed by the State. Without seeking reply from the respondents, the writ C.W.P. No. 2007 of 2011 2 petition is being disposed of by giving direction to the respondent to consider their claim for grant of higher pay-scale in terms of the decision of this Court in Prem Singh Gill's (supra) case and pass appropriate orders from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. The necessary consequential benefits shall also be granted to the petitioners in terms of Prem Singh Gill's (supra) case. Ordered accordingly. (RITU BAHRI) 05.08.2011 JUDGE reena