UNION OF INDIA AND ANR vs KOMALPREET KAUR AND OTHERS

CWP-17193-2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (111) CWP-17193-2026 Date of Decision : May 27, 2026 Union of India and another .. Petitioners Versus Komalpreet Kaur and others .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA Present: Mr. Piyush Khanna, Advocate, for the petitioners. HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI J. (ORAL) 1. In the present writ petition, the challenge is to the order dated 17.10.2025 (Annexure P-3) passed by respondent No.3- Central Administrative Tribunal, Chandigarh in O.A No.060/192/2022 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal’) by which, the benefit of protection of pay has been granted in favour of respondent No.1. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that though, the rules governing the issue also prescribed the protection of pay but the same can only be done in case, the lien of the officer in the previous post by the earlier employer is kept till the confirmation of such officers, with the PGI. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that as the lien was not kept by the previous office i.e. Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot, the benefit of p