SAROJ BALA vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 235 CWP-35350-2025 Date of decision: 11.05.2026 Sarol Bala .....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present : Mr. Sunny Singla, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Surya Kumar, AAG, Punjab. **** NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of certiorari, quashing the action of the respondent authorities, whereby the arrear of revised pay with effect from her date of joining in the Government School till 01.11.2015, has been withheld without any reason and without passing any speaking order in violation of the order dated 09.01.2024 passed by this Court in CWP No.31046 of 2018 titled as 'Harmesh Lal and others v. State of Punjab and others', which is also contrary to the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Satbir Singh and others v. State of Haryana and others : 2002(2) SCT 354. Further, a writ of mandamus has been sought for directing the respondents to grant the arrear of revised pay to the petitioner with effect from her date of joining in the Government Sc