STATE OF HARYANA vs DHARAM SINGH .

The Supreme Court held that the Punjab and Haryana High Court's order granting promotional increments to respondents lacked legal basis, as they were already receiving the higher pay scale of Masters prior to promotion. The Court emphasized that granting an additional increment would result in double benefit, which is impermissible under the principles established in State of Haryana v. Partap Singh (2006 (10) SCC 251). The matter was remitted to the High Court for fresh consideration of the applicability of the precedent to the current facts.