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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
HARPREET SINGH BRAR
Gaganpreet Singh – Appellant
Versus
Punjab State Grains Procurement Corporation Ltd – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J.
1. This common order shall dispose of the aforementioned civil writ petitions as they arise from a similar factual matrix. However, for the sake of brevity, the facts are taken from CWP-17191-2020.
2. The present civil writ petition(s) has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to grant regular pay scales of Rs.10,300– 34,800+Rs.4,400 (Grade Pay), all allowances and other consequential service benefits to the petitioners, in terms of their respective Regular Appointment Order(s) dated 29.12.2016 & 03.01.2017 (Annexures P-11 to P-11/Z) w.e.f. 29.12.2019 and 03.01.2020.
CONTENTIONS
3. Learned Senior counsel for the petitioners inter alia contends that the primary grievance of the petitioners as raised in the instant writ petition(s) is that they have not been granted the regular pay scales in spite of their regularisation as indicated by appointment letters (Annexures P-11 to P-11/Z). The respondent-Corporation, in contravention of the terms of the regular appointment letters, has deferred the payment of the regular pay scales. Further, vide impugned order
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