C.W.P. No.14271 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No.14271 of 2011 Date of Decision: 08.08.2011 Shiv Kumari Dutta & ors. ....Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM : Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present:- Mr. Balkar Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. ***** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers 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 ? ** NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. (ORAL) This is a petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents No.3 and 4 for fixation of pay scale of the petitioners as per 6th Pay Commission w.e.f. 01.01.2006 and to release the arrears of 6th Pay Commission to the petitioners who got retired after 01.01.2006. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that the petitioners were serving on the sanctioned post. The respondents No.3 and 4 have not granted the revised pay scale to the petitioners applicable w.e.f. 01.01.2006 as per 6th Pay Commission. It is contended that respondent No.2 i.e. the District Education Officer duly vide his letter dated 25.02.2011 (Annexure P-12) wrote to respondent No.3 i.e the Institution where the petitioners were working, to fix the pay of the petitioners as per revised pay scale. However, till date, nothing has been done. In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of with a C.W.P. No.14271 of 2011 2 direction to the respondents to decide the letter (Annexure P-12) by passing a speaking order as expeditiously as possible preferably within two months from the receipt of a copy of this Order. However, in case, the petitioners are entitled, then the claim as per the Revised Pay Scale be forwarded to the concerned authorities. (NIRMALJIT KAUR) 08.08.2011 JUDGE gurpreet