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2025 Supreme(Online)(P&H) 4222

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J
Lakhvir Singh and others – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab and others – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. Rashpinder Singh Sohi
For the Respondents: Mr. Vikas Arora, DAG, Punjab, Mr. Dipankar Aggarwal

Table of Content
1. statutory rules govern pay scales. (Para 1 , 2)
2. executive instructions cannot alter statutory laws. (Para 3 , 4)
3. statutory rules must be adhered to for pay determination. (Para 10 , 11)
4. writ petition allows enforcement of statutory pay rules. (Para 12 , 13)

HARPREET SINGH BRAR J. (Oral)

1. Prayer in this writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India , is for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents to grant statutory pay scale to the petitioners as per The Punjab State Electricity Board Ministerial Services Group-III Rules, 1985, The Punjab State Electricity Board Technical Services Grade-III Rules, 1996 and The Revised Pay Scale Rules, 2009, from entry into the service along with arrears and interest @ 12% thereon. Further prayer has been made to direct the respondents to take into account the statutory pay scale as per The Punjab State Electricity Board Ministerial Services Group-III Rules, 1985, The Punjab State Electricity Board Technical Services Grade-III Rules, 1996 and The Revised Pay Scale Rules, 2009. Further a writ of certiorari has been sought, for quashing the Instructions dated 17.07.2020

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