JUDGMENT

Kuldip Singh, J. - This judgment shall dispose of two abovenoted connected civil writ petitions as notification challenged by petitioners in both cases is same. For brevity, facts have been taken from CWP No. 6391 of 2016.

FACTS

2. The Punjab Public Service Commission, Patiala, issued an advertisement on 19.3.2014 (Annexure-P-1), advertising 404 posts of Medical Officers (General). Present petitioners were among the candidates who applied for the posts of said Medical Officers (General). Petitioners were selected and offered appointment letter on 10.8.2015 (Annexure-P-2), which contained a condition that petitioners shall be paid fixed emoluments during the probation period of two years including extension, if any, which will be equal to the minimum of the pay band on the new post and during probation, grade pay, annual increment or any other allowances, except travelling allowance, shall not be admissible to them. This was done on the basis of Government Notification dated 15.1.2015 (Annexure-P-3). As per terms of the appointment letter, the probation period shall be for two years, which can be further extended as per rules. Though, the minimum pay scale and allowances adm