Dhanbir Singh vs State of H. P. - 2023 Supreme(HP) 540

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2023 Supreme(HP) 540

RANJAN SHARMA
Dhanbir Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of H. P. – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Sarthak Mehta, Advocate.
For the Respondents:Mr. Ravi Chauhan, Advocate

JUDGMENT :

Ranjan Sharma, J.

Notice. Mr. Ravi Chauhan, learned Deputy Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of the respondents.

2. With the consent of the parties, the instant writ petition is taken up for disposal, at this stage, in view of the order intended to be passed herein.

3. The petitioners have filed the instant petition with the following reliefs:-

“(a) That an appropriate writ be issued, directing the respondents to release revised pay scale to the Petitioners with the basic pay grade Rs.5480-8925/- along with all other consequential benefits.

(b) That further the respondents be also directed to evaluate the Pension of the Petitioners who are now retired (Petitioner No.5-7) as in accordance with the revised pay scale.”

4. The petitioners are working as Language Teachers and Shastri Teachers in the Classical/Vernacular Cadre of the Elementary Education Department of the State Government in between the period from 1992 to 2002 as detailed in Para-3 of the writ petition.

5. The grievance of the petitioners is that they were initially given pay scale of Rs.1500-2700/-, whereas, in accordance with the then existing Himachal Pradesh Civil Services (Revise

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