Sapinder Singh Sohi & Ors vs The State Of Punjab & Anr on 9 November, 2009

        IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

                              CHANDIGARH.



                                        Civil Writ Petition No. 6933 of 1992

                              DATE OF DECISION : NOVEMBER 9, 2009



SAPINDER SINGH SOHI & ORS.

                                                       ....... PETITIONER(S)

                                  VERSUS

THE STATE OF PUNJAB & ANR.

                                                       .... RESPONDENT(S)



CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA




PRESENT: Mr. DS Patwalia, Advocate, for the petitioner(s).
         Mr. OP Dabla, DAG, Punjab.



AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral)

For the reasons given in judgment of even date passed in CWP
14264 of 1991 (Harbhajan Singh Dhindsa and others v. The State of Punjab
and another), this petition is allowed. Notifications dated 17.2.1989 and
3.5.1991 are quashed.

It is, accordingly, held that the petitioners would be entitled to
the same pay scale as granted to Teachers teaching Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu
languages.

The respondents are directed to pay arrears to the petitioners
within a period of 5 months of receipt of certified copy of the order.

November 9, 2009                                           ( AJAI LAMBA)
Kang                                                              JUDGE