KIRAN BALA AND OTHERS vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 117 CWP-16182-2026 Date of decision : 22.05.2026 Kiran Bala and others ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. Abhishek K. Premi, 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 mandamus directing the respondents to grant the statutory pay scale to the petitioners as mandated in the 2018 Rules viz. 10300-34800 + Grade Pay of Rs.5000/- from entry into service along with arrears and interest @ 12% per annum in view of the judgment passed by this Court in CWP-15896-2023 titled as ‘Saurabh Sharma and others Vs. State of Punjab and others’ and other connected cases decided on 13.09.2024 (Annexure P-9) and to take into account the abovesaid statutory pay scale with future pay revisions. Further, seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing the instructions dated 17.07.2020 & 21.10.2020 (Annexures P-7 & P-8 respectively). 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that for redressal of their grievances, the pe