SHER SINGH AND OTHERS vs KRISHAN KUMAR IAS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND ANOTHER

COCP-3213-2025 (O & M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 221 COCP No.3213 of 2025 (O & M) Date of decision :-13.05.2026 Sher Singh and others …..Petitioners Versus Krishan Kumar, IAS and another …..Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Mr. Abhinandan Sethi, Advocate for Mr. Raj Kumar Arya, Advocate for the petitioners. NIDHI GUPTA J. (Oral) Present contempt petition has been filed alleging violation of order dated 20.2.2025 (Annexure P-1) passed by a co- ordinate Bench of this Court in CWP-25444-2023 titled as “Sher Singh and others vs. State of Punjab and others”, whereby the writ petition was disposed of in terms of order dated 26.4.2017 passed by a predecessor Bench of this Court in CWP-18466-2014 titled as “Anuj Kumar Sharma and another vs. State of Punjab”, whereby it was observed as under :- “xxx xxx xxx 10. In view of the above situation, where an anomaly has arisen in the pay scale of the petitioners being higher in post than the Restorers, while getting a lower pay scale, it is directed that this matter be placed before the Finance Department in view of their own Instructions dated VIJAY ASIJA 2026.05.15 08.47 I attest to the a