NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL TEACHERS TRAINING AND RESEARCH CHANDIGARH AND ANO THER vs K.L. SINGLA

147 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH LPA-1500-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 25th May, 2026. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL TEACHERS TRAINING AND RESEARCH, CHANDIGARH AND ANOTHER …...Appellant(s) V/s K.L. SINGLA ......Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ROHIT KAPOOR Present Mr. Amar Vivek Aggarwal, Advocate, and Ms. Sanchi Bindra, Advocate, for the applicants-appellants. Mr. K.L. Singla, respondent in person. **** ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA, J. (Oral) 1. Appellant No.1-National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigarh (hereinafter referred to as “the appellant-Institute”) is aggrieved by order dated 07.03.2026, of the learned Single Judge passed in CWP-5376-2019, whereby the order dated 18.01.2010, annexed with the Writ Petition as Annexure P-14, has been quashed. Writ of mandamus has also been issued to the appellants to restore the benefit of higher rate of annual increment @ 4% to the respondent, as originally granted by the competent authority and to extend all consequential benefits including re-fixation of pay and retiral dues. 2. The order of the learned Single Judge has primarily been assai