Sh. Gopi Chand vs State of Himachal Pradesh, Director of Higher Education, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla-171001, Principal, Government Degree College Reckong Peo, Tehsil Kalpa, District Kinnaur, H.P. and Principal, Government Senior Secondary School Katgaon, Tehsil Nichar, District Kinnaur, H.P.

Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J.—The Writ Petition is filed mainly with the following prayers:

i). That a writ in the nature of "Mandamus" and any other writ, order or direction may kindly be issued directing the Respondents to extend the benefit of merger of 50% dearness allowance with basic pay as per memorandum dated 10.6.2005 to the Petitioner by further directing the Respondents to pay the arrears to the Petitioner in view of the judgment delivered in case titled as Nek Ram Versus State of H.P. in CWP(T) No. 14232/2008.

ii) That the Respondent may very kindly directed to grant revised pay scale of Rs. 2000-3500 to the Petitioner w.e.f. of his initial appointment and further revision of pay scale Rs. 10300-34800 plus Grade Pay of Rs. 4200 w.e.f. 1.1.2006 and the arrear accrued there under be paid with interest @ 9% p.a. in the interest of justice.

iii) That the Respondents may very kindly be directed to pay the revised pay scale and other benefits from the date of his initial appointment to the Petitioner as is being paid to the similarly situated teachers, with all consequential benefits.

According to the petitioner, the issue is covered in his favour by the judgment of this Court rendered in CWP (T) No. 14232 of 2008, titled as Nek Ram & others Versus State of H.P. & others, decided on 17.11.2009. If that be so, similar treatment shall also be extended to the petitioner herein also, as extended to the petitioners in the above referred decision, in case the petitioner is also similarly situated, within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition and copy of the judgment, referred to above, by the petitioner before the second respondent/competent authority. We also make it clear that in case subject matter is pending before the Apex Court, the implementation of this judgment need only be subject to the final out come of the said case, within another two months.

So far as the case of the petitioner for grant of revised pay scale is concerned, the same be considered within a further period of two months after the decision rendered by this Court in LPA No. 105 of 2010. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending application (s), if any.