CWP No.2179 of 1991 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.2179 of 1991 DATE OF DECISION: July 13, 2010 SHAM LAL & ORS. ...PETITIONERS VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS. ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA. PRESENT: MR. VIJAY K. JINDAL, ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONERS. MR. RAJESH BHARDWAJ, ADDL.A.G., PUNJAB. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J.(ORAL) The petitioners have prayed that directions be issued to the respondents to release the running pay scale of Master's cadre from the date of their joining as untrained Masters in the same manner as the State has done in regard to matters mentioned in Annexure P-2 and thereafter to refix the pay of the petitioners in the light of Instructions (Annexure P-5) and release them the arrears of pay in consequence of said fixation, within a reasonable period. The petitioners are appointed as untrained Masters/Teachers in the Education Department. While in service, the petitioners passed their B.A., B.Ed. Examination and were granted regular running grade of Masters from the date of passing B.Ed. Examination. It is the case of the petitioners that they be granted the regular pay scale of post of Masters from the date of passing B.A. examination. Mr. Jindal, counsel for the petitioners has submitted that a CWP No.2179 of 1991 -2- similar controversy also arose in CWP No.3931 of 1992, Baldev Raj Mittal and others vs. State of Punjab and others and 17 other writ petitions in which the similar relief, as prayed for by the petitioners, was granted to them by the Single Judge vide judgement dated 15.4.2009. Counsel for the State does not deny the aforementioned fact. In view of the above, this writ petition is allowed in the same terms as Baldev Raj Mittal's case (supra). Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to place the petitioners in the pay scale of Rs110-250/- with effect from the date the petitioners have acquired higher qualifications. They shall also be entitled to subsequent pay revisions, if any. Let the benefit be granted to the petitioners within a period of three months from the date of certified copy of this order is made available to the competent authority. No costs. July 13, 2010 (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) Gulati JUDGE