LAKHWINDER SINGH AND OTHERS vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION CHANDIGARH AND OTHERS

CWP-17332-2026(O&M) 124 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-17332-2026(O&M) Date of decision : 27.05.2026 Lakhwinder Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus Municipal Corporation, Sector 17, Chandigarh and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPINDER SINGH NALWA Present: Mr. Pawan Kumar Suri, Advocate for the petitioners. ***** DEEPINDER SINGH NALWA, J. (Oral) In the present writ petition, the petitioners are praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to revise and fix the pay of the petitioners on the post of Assistant Lineman as per the revised pay structure i.e. “Electricity Wing of Engineering Department, U.T., Chandigarh Employees (Revised Pay), Rules, 2023” notified on 14.06.2023 (Annexure P-6) which were adopted by respondent No.2 vide office order dated 18.01.2025 (Annexure P-11). 2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners, on instructions from the petitioners, submits that the petitioners will be satisfied, if a direction is given to respondent No.3 to decide the representations dated 16.05.2026 (Annexures P-12 to P-15) submitted by the petitioners in a time-bound manner. 3. Notice of