HARJINDER SINGH AND OTHERS vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 140 CWP-17335-2026 Date of decision : 27.05.2026 Harjinder Singh and others ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. Vishal Gupta, Advocate for the petitioners. NAMIT KUMAR J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing the action of the respondents, whereby the claim of the petitioners in re+fixing the pay at level 5 as per 7 th Central Pay Commission recommendations corresponding to the pay scale of Rs.5910-20200 + 3000 G.P. being attached to the post of Medical Laboratory Technician Grade-II as on 01.01.2006, has been rejected and for quashing the letter dated 22.12.2020 (Annexure P-3) issued by the Finance Department, Government of Punjab, whereby the pay scale of the petitioners has been wrongly fixed. Further, seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to grant the pay scale to the petitioners as per the Service Rules applicable to the post of the petitioners i.e. 10300-34800 + 3600 G.P. (Rs.35400/- Level