# SOHAN LAL AND ORS vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS

Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court
Date: 2026-07-13
Citation: CWP 6897/2020
Petitioner: SOHAN LAL AND ORS
Respondent: STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS

[Official PDF on Punjab and Haryana High Court website](https://livedb9010.phhc.gov.in/public/judgments/order-pdf?case_type=CWP&case_no=6897&case_year=2020&order_date=2026-07-13&order_type=FINAL)

## Judgment text (excerpt)

CWP-6897-2020 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-6897-2020 (O&M) Date of decision: 13.07.2026 Sohan Lal and others ….Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ….Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present: Mr. Nitesh Singla, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Charanpreet Singh, AAG, Punjab. **** KULDEEP TIWARI, J. (Oral) 1. Vide instant writ petition filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners are seeking quashing of the speaking order dated 06.05.2019 (Annexure P-7), passed by the Director of Public Instruction (SC), Punjab, only to the extent that they have been denied arrears, despite re-fixation of pay. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that admittedly, pay of the petitioners have been re-fixed on acquiring higher qualification, but the consequential benefit of arrears of pay has been declined, without assigning any reason. He further submits that the similarly placed employees were granted arrears of 38 months prior to filing of the respective writ petitions. However, the petitioners have been treated in sheer discrimination by the authorities and that too, for no plausible reason

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