MEGHA AND OTHERS vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHER

122 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-15937-2026 Date of decision: 21.05.2026 Megha and others ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Ms. Gurleen Kaur, Advocate and Ms. Pawneet Kaur, Advocate for Mr. Supinder Singh Sohi, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Pratibha Bali, AAG, Punjab. Ms. Shreya B. Sarin, Advocate for respondent No.3-PSPCL. HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The present civil writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the official respondents to fix the pay of the petitioners in terms of the Punjab State Electricity Board Accounts Services Class-III Regulations, 1991 (Annexure P-1) read with Punjab State Electricity Board (Revised Pay) Regulations, 2009 (Annexure P-2) with further revisions at par with RAs recruited prior to 17.07.2020 and to release all consequential benefits including arrears with interest. Further, for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing letter dated 17.07.2020 (Annexure P-4), Finance Circular dated 28.07.2020 (Annexure P-5),