BINNY AND ORS vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS

1 CWP-15118 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-15118 of 2026 Date of decision: 15.05.2026 Binny and others ….Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others ….Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. Parvesh K. Saini, Advocate, and Mr. Ashutosh Bhardwaj, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Siddharth Sandhu, AAG, Punjab. NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of mandamus, directing the respondents to grant statutory pay scale to the petitioners as mandated in the 2016 Rules (Annexure P-3) viz. Rs.10300-34800 + grade pay Rs.4600/- from entry into service along with arrears and interest at 12% thereon in view of the judgment of this Court dated 13.09.2024 (Annexure P-9) in CWP-15896 of 2023 – Saurabh Sharma and others v. State of Punjab and another, which was upheld by a Division Bench vide order dated 10.12.2024 (Annexure P-10) and further upheld by the Hon’ble Supreme Court vide order dated 20.01.2025 (Annexure P-11); to take into account the statutory pay scale RAVINDER SINGH of Rs.10300-34800 + grade pay Rs.4600/- with further