MANVIR KAUR AND OTHERS vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 138 CWP-17326-2026 Date of decision : 27.05.2026 Manvir Kaur and others ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. Rashpinder Singh Sohi, Advocate with Ms. Ramandeep Kaur, Advocate for the petitioners. NAMIT KUMAR J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners under Articles 226/227 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 per the Punjab Health and Family Welfare Technical Group-C Service Rules, 2016 (Annexure P-4) i.e. Rs.10300 + 34800 + Grade Pay of Rs.4600/- for Staff Nurse from entry into service along with arrears @ of 12% per annum; to take into account the abovesaid statutory pay scale with future pay revisions and for calculating revision into 6th Punjab Pay Commission and to give benefit of instructions dated 05.01.2026 (Annexure P-6) to the petitioners. Further, seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing the instructions dated 17.07.2020 (Annexure P-3). 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that for