IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No.: 5768 of 2010 with CWP Nos.5769, 5770 and 5771 of 2010. Decided on: 23.09.2010. __________________________________________________________ 1. CWP No.5768 of 2010. Kashmir Singh. … Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. … Respondents. 2. CWP No. 5769 of 2010. Labha Singh. …Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. …Respondents. 3. CWP No. 5770 of 2010. Kanhiya Lal. …Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. …Respondents. 4. CWP No. 5771 of 2010 Gian Chand. …Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. …Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, J. For the petitioner(s) : Mr. Rakesh Chandel, Advocate (in all the petitions. For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Sood, Additional Advocate General and Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General for respondent No.1 (in all the petitions). Mr. S.D. Gill, Advocate for respondents No.2 and 3 (in all the petitions). - 2 - Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral): These writ petitions have been filed with the following prayer:- “i) That a writ in the nature of Mandamus may be issued directing the respondents to grant the revised pay scale w.e.f. 1.1.1986 instead of 3.11.1989 with interest @ 9% p.a. and other consequential benefits.” 2. In case the petitioners are similarly situate as the petitioners covered by the judgment in CWP No.151 of 2004 titled Rattan Lal and others vs. State of H.P. and others, decided on 17.11.2008 and in case the said judgment has become final, the petitioners cannot be discriminated. Therefore, these writ petitions are disposed of directing the second respondent to take appropriate action in the case of the petitioners herein also, in the light of Annexure P-1, judgment 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. The pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. Copy dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. (Justice Rajiv Sharma), Judge. September 23, 2010. (sck/awasthi).