SAURAV SAINI AND OTHERS vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 121 CWP-13860-2026 Date of decision : 05.05.2026 Saurav Saini 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 Punjab Education Department Ministerial and Non-Teaching Staff (Headquarter) Group-C Service Rules, 2018 (Annexure P-5) i.e. Rs.10300-34800 + Grade Pay of Rs.3200/- from the date of entry into service along with arrears @ 12% per annum and to take into account the abovesaid statutory pay scale for future pay revisions and to grant the benefit of instructions dated 05.01.2026 (Annexure P-7) after calculating the pay scale as Rs.10300-34800 + 3200 G.P. Further, seeking issuance of a writ or certiorari for quashing the instructions dated 17.07.2020 & 29.10.2020 (Annexures P-3 & P-4). 2. Learned counsel for t