Civil Writ Petition No.2409 of 1996 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.2409 of 1996(O&M) Decided on : 07-08-2009 Shashi Sharma and others .... Petitioners VERSUS State of Haryana and others .... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL. Present:- Mrs. Anu Chatrath, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms. Kirti Singh, A.A.G., Haryana, for respondent Nos.1 to 3. Mrs. Maninder Kaur, Advocate, for respondent Nos.4 to 8. ... SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J (Oral). Petitioners No.1 to 27, who were appointed as Lecturers on contract basis in various Privately Managed recognized Senior Secondary Schools in the State of Haryana, have filed this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuing direction to the respondents to grant them the same pay-scales, which are being given to their counterparts working on regular basis in the Government Schools. The petitioners were appointed on contract basis by respondents No.4 to 8-Management of Schools against Civil Writ Petition No.2409 of 1996 -2- non-sanctioned un-aided posts on fixed salary. During the course of hearing, counsel for the petitioners and respondents No.4 to 8 have agreed that this petition may be disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1 i.e. Secretary Education, Haryana, Chandigarh to decide the claim of the petitioners, while taking into consideration the decision of this Court in Rajni Vali Vs. Chandigarh Administration (C.W.P. No.14612 of 1993, decided on 1.12.1995), that in spite of the fact that they are working on contract basis on fixed salary against unaided posts, whether they are still entitled for the regular pay scales, which are being granted to their counterparts working in the Government Schools. Counsel for respondents No.1 to 3 has no objection if this petition is disposed of with the aforesaid direction. In view of above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1 to consider the aforesaid issue expeditiously, after providing an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners, preferably within a period of three months. 7th August, 2009 (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) vkg JUDGE