Surinder Pal And Others v. State Of Punjab And Others

CWP-16637-2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CWP-16637-2025 Date of decision: 29.05.2025 Surinder Pal and others

...Petitioners

Versus

State of Punjab and others

...Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY ***** Present :

Mr. N.S. Gill, Advocate for Mr. Munish Gupta, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Satnam Preet Singh, DAG, Punjab.

***** AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (Oral) 1.

Learned counsel submits that the petitioners, who were working in the Roadways Department, are entitled to grant of pay scale of Rs.16402925 w.e.f. 01.01.1986 and thereafter, at par with the Inspectors working in Food and Supplies Department, Audit, Co-operative, Labour Department, Municipal Corporation, Punjab in view of the judgment passed by this Court in CWP-9175-2000 titled as Daljit Singh and Others vs. State of Punjab and Others, decided on 26.05.2017, against which LPA and SLP also stand dismissed on 27.02.2019 and 17.01.2025, Annexures P-8 and P-11 respectively. Thereafter, vide letter dated 21.05.2025, the decision has been taken only to grant the said scale to the petitioners in the said petition despite the fact that the petitioners herein being similarly situated, with regard to which, they would submit representation/s, which may be directed to be decided in a time bound manner, to which learned State counsel has no objection to the limited prayer made.

2.

In view of the above and without commenting on the merits of the case, this petition is hereby disposed of with a direction to the respondents that in case, petitioners submit representation/s within a period of 4 weeks, the HAMANT 2025.05.29 16:59 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CWP-16637-2025 same shall be considered and decided, taking note of the afore-referred judgment, within a further period of 4 months, which this Court has no reason to believe the authorities would not address in a just, fair and reasonable manner. Upon doing so, after notice and hearing offered to them and if found entitled, grant the benefit forthwith. Needless to say, if the orders are adverse to their interest, the same shall contain reasons and the petitioners shall be free to seek legal redress thereupon.

(AMAN CHAUDHARY) JUDGE 29.05.2025 Hemant Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes / No Whether reportable :

Yes / No HAMANT 2025.05.29 16:59 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document