IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.16290 of 2010 Date of Decision : September 10, 2010. Balwinder Singh and others .....Petitioners versus Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Amit Mehta, Advocate, for the petitioners. -.- 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioners are working as Technicians Grade-II in Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant, Lehra Mohabat, District Bahtinda. They seek a mandamus to direct the respondents to grant them the pay scales at par with the Instruments Technicians Grade-II working in the Thermal Plant at Ropar. The petitioners' case appears to be that both sets of Technicians possess similar qualifications and their nature of duties are also similar. It is averred that there is no post of Instruments Technician Grade-II in the Control and Instrumentation Division of Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant where the petitioners are employed. It is also averred that on their representation, the respondents-authorities have time and again C.W.P.No .16290 of 2010 2 recommended to bring the pay parity between two sets of employees referred to above but no final decision has been taken so far despite a legal notice dated 2.4.2010 (Annexure P-7) served on behalf of the petitioners. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, however, without expressing any views on the entitlement of the petitioners to claim pay parity, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to consider and dispose of the petitioner's afore-mentioned claim by passing a speaking order in accordance with law/Rules, within a period of four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. September 10, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE