JAGDISH CHAND AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CWP-14341-2001 (O&M) (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-14341-2001 (O&M) Date of Decision: 21.05.2026 Jagdish Chand & another …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: - None for the petitioners. Mr. Charanpreet Singh, AAG, Punjab *** NAMIT KUMAR, J. (Oral) 1. The petitioners have invoked the writ jurisdiction of this Court by filing the instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of certiorari for quashing order dated 20.09.1989, whereby proficiency step-up given to the petitioners was withdrawn and for quashing the instructions issued by the respondents to the effect that the person who had forgo promotion is not entitled to proficiency step-up in increment. Further, seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to grant the petitioners benefits of additional increments on completion of 8 and 18 years of satisfactory service with all consequential benefits. 2. Since there was no representation on behalf of the petitioners on the last date of hearing i.e. 17.02.2026, notice was ordered to be issued to the petitioners for today and al