1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 8348 of 2011 Decided on: 21.9.2011 Subhash Chand & others ....Petitioners Versus State of H.P. & others …Respondents The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. For the petitioners : Mr. S.C. Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Additional Advocate General and Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) This writ petition has been filed with the following prayers: “(i) That the writ petition may very kindly be allowed and the salary, as ordered to be fixed vide Annexure P-3 & P-4 may kindly be declared void abinitio and same may kindly be set aside, in the interest of justice. (ii) That the respondents may very kindly be directed to pay the revised pay-scale and other 2 benefits form the date of initial appointment to the petitioners, as is being paid to the similarly situated teachers, with all consequential benefits.” 2. The petitioners have submitted that they are similarly situated as the petitioners in the decision rendered by this Court in CWP (T) No. 14232 of 2008, titled Nek Ram and others versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others, decided on 17.11.2009. It is further submitted that the decision has also been implemented. In case the petitioners are similarly situated persons as the petitioners in the judgment, referred to above, similar treatment shall be given to the petitioners herein also, after verifying the facts, within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment alongwith a copy of the writ petition by the petitioners before the competent authority. 3. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. September 21, 2011 (Justice Rajiv Sharma), (sck/hl) Judge.